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TIL Rugrats is filled with Doctor Who easter eggs, and It is speculated that Tommy is based on The Doctor. (Think Screwdriver)

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VBO8Q TIL “Don’t Mess with Texas” was created as part of a marketing campaign aimed at 16-24 yr old males to stop throwing their trash all over Texas.
xWW7 TIL Chef Boyardee was founded by restaurant owner Hector Boiardi in 1928. The idea originated when customers began asking Boiardi for his spaghetti sauce recipe. Ten years later he opened a factory and named his product “Boy-Ar-Dee” to help Americans pronounce his name correctly.
6vY8 TIL watches have been traditionally set to 10:10 in advertisements since the 20s
QJDY6 TIL that the terms "upper case" and "lower case" originated from the common layouts of drawers, called cases, used to hold movable type for letterpress printing. Capitol (or majuscule) letters were stored in the upper case; smaller (or minuscule) letters, in the lower case.
e0gkD TIL two Gemini astronauts died when their plane crashed into the building where their spacecraft was being assembled. One astronaut was decapitated, and his head was found in the rafters of the building