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TIL that the Columbia torch lady is a coworker of the painter hired for Columbia’s new logo. The impromptu photo shoot was conducted in her living room, and this session marked her first and only time modeling.

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J1Lx1 TIL that in 2017, “Big Tobacco” companies were finally forced to air ads in the US that admitted their products were deadly and addictive. This came after 11 years of appeals by the companies to delay and weaken the nature of the ads.
7lBb TIL Funds earned by Pink Floyd’s album “Dark Side of the Moon“, went towards funding “Monty Python and the Holy Grail“. The band were such fans of the show “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” that they would halt recording sessions just to watch it.
nWv5b TIL ponderosa pine trees bark smells like butterscotch.
YpbwG TIL that “Frasier” was going to be based in Denver. Far from Boston to prevent NBC from demanding that other characters from Cheers make guest appearances on the new show during its first season. After first choosing Denver, the producers ultimately chose Seattle as the setting.
O9Y4 TIL there is a remote village in China where many of the inhabitants have blue/green eyes and fair hair. Researchers now believe the villagers may have descended from a legion of Roman soldiers who escaped from a doomed battle in ancient Parthia.