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TIL that LoZ: Link's Awakening was heavily inspired by Twin Peaks

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p8db4 TIL an elementary school's obscenity filter changed every reference to the word "tit" to "breast," so when a child typed "U.S. Constitution" into the school computer, it changed it to "Consbreastution"
p8wVO TIL Henry Ford helped industrialize charcoal briquette production with Ford Charcoal, which later became Kingsford
e0xng TIL that some experts theorize John F. Kennedy might not have lived out his term, even if he hadn't been assassinated. He suffered from Addison's disease, and would have likely been bedridden or dead by 1965 or 1966.
OoKPR TIL in 2008, Five European divers got swept away by strong currents in Indonesia and survived 12 hours adrift at sea. They ended up stranded on Rinca Island and fended off a Komodo dragon. After spending 2 days on the island they were eventually rescued by a search boat.
w8GP TIL in Thailand, police officers who are caught breaking minor laws are forced to wear Hello Kitty armbands for a few days.