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TIL there are at least 66 different names for eggs that are fried in a hole in toast (egg in a basket).

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lMmV TIL: Jules Verne in 1863 made a book called “Paris in the 20th century” that has everything from glass skyscrapers, automobiles, hippies, computers, the magnetic train, modern music and so on. Publishers back in the day rejected it because they felt it was too unrealistic.
P1n1G TIL the Ridgeback Club of Great Britain mandated the killing of all healthy ridgeless puppies. Following the outrage triggered by BBC's "Pedigree Dogs Exposed", they backtracked to "no healthy puppy will be culled"
M7JWV TIL that the majority of recorded sloth deaths in Costa Rica are due to contact with electrical lines and poachers. Their claws also provide another; when hanging upside-down in a tree, they are held in place by the claws themselves and often do not fall down even if shot from below.
69yJX TIL the iconic Smiley Face image was designed by Harvey Ross Ball in 10 min for $45 for an insurance company in 1963, though he didn't trademark or copyright it. In 1971 two brothers "simply appropriated it" by adding "Have a Happy Day" to it to copyright it then selling 50m related buttons/products
Oo9og TIL about Carlos Kaiser, who managed to have a nearly 20-year career as a professional football (soccer) player despite rarely playing and never scoring. He faked injuries or got himself ejected to avoid having to play but still became a fan favorite. “Life,” he said, “is marketing.”