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TIL of sculptor Anna Coleman Ladd who created customized prosthetic masks to be worn by men who had been badly disfigured in World War I and was knighted for her work by the French Government.

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ZpZXG Today I learned that for about ten years, ending in 1957, British television schedules had a gap from 6pm-7pm called the 'Toddlers' Truce' where for an hour there was no programming so that parents could put the kiddies to bed.
mx61x TIL Duct Tape is air resistant since it was made to tape air ducts as the name implies
b9XyE TIL Queen Elizabeth once went for a walk near her Balmoral estate with one of her protection officers and met some American tourists who didn’t recognise her. They asked her if she’d ever met the Queen and she said “No”, then pointed to her officer and said “he has”. They didn’t connect the dots.
8aADL TIL When Ian Fleming was coming up with the character of James Bond, he wanted a name which sounded bland and uninteresting. “When I was casting around for a name for my protagonist I thought by God, James Bond is the dullest name I ever heard.”
60Q TIL that the Israeli army frowns up playing Dungeons and Dragons. Any Israeli solider caught playing D&D automatically have their security clearance lowered.