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TIL after WW2, Prince Kan’in Haruhito lost his title, was purged from public life, was forced to sell his house, pursued failed businesses, lost his family fortune and divorced his wife who later blamed their lack of children on his homosexuality in newspaper interviews.

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L9n0 TIL in 1990, First Lady Barbara Bush criticized The Simpsons as “the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen.“ Marge wrote a letter to her, in character, politely telling her not to be so judgmental and explaining that her family tried their best. Mrs Bush later apologized for her “loose tongue”
R7Gjw TIL that Waluigi wasn’t actually created by Nintendo- he was created by Camelot designer Fumihide Aoki solely for the purpose of being Wario’s duos partner/Luigi’s rival in Mario Tennis N64
b6yp4 TIL that Mountain Dew was originally a term for describing Scottish whiskey before bottlers Barney Hartman and Ally Hartman invented the soda of the same name in the 1940s.
GxE5 TIL Roman Emperor Commodus was known to fight exotic animals in the arena, often to the horror of the Roman people. He once killed 100 lions in a single day. For each appearance in the arena, he charged a million sesterces, straining the Roman economy.
70QM TIL that for 15 years, Wilson Sporting Goods has sold a volleyball that is identical to Wilson from the movie Cast Away.