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TIL that Times New Roman was commissioned by a British newspaper called The Times.

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QG9k TIL that food related scenes in anime series are often edited to make them feel more familiar to western audiences. Typical examples include replacing rice dishes with bread or crackers.
VM908 TIL Lillian Brown, the makeup artist of nine US presidents, stopped Richard Nixon's sobbing before he was about to go on national television to announce his resignation by telling him a funny story so that his makeup wouldn't be ruined.
eprZD TIL During the Cultural Revolution of 1960s China, the Forbidden City was renamed the “Palace of Blood and Tears” by the Red Guards.
BrMwr TIL the "Be Prepared" scene featured in The Lion King was based off the 1935 Nazi propaganda film "Triumph of the Will"
dAP7 TIL Beer steins originally did not have lids. They were added during the age of the Black Plague, to prevent diseased fleas from getting into the beer.