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TIL that early Toblerone ads were in Esperonto

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jNABR TIL that in 1981, Disneyland was sued by the family of a nine-year-old girl, claiming that a performer in a Winnie the Pooh suit had hit her in the face, causing brain damage. The performer defended himself in court by wearing the costume and demonstrating that he was unable to hit anyone.
XJeX TIL Pope John Paul II snuck out of the Vatican more than 100 times to go skiing in the Italian Alps without anyone noticing.
wo5VE TIL Teenagers are drinking less, doing fewer drugs and have less sex than previous generations. Teenagers today are also more depressed than previous generations.
yrnl TIL we’re closer to the time period the Jetson’s lived in (2062) then the year the show was created (1962).
GxeQ TIL, Burt Munro, a motorcycle racer & subject of the movie, ‘The World’s Fastest Indian’ (portrayed by Sir Anthony Hopkins), created the under-1,000 cc world record of 296.2593 km/h (184.087 mph) at Bonneville in 1967, which stands to this day. He was 68 years old and was riding a 47-year-old bike.