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TIL that there is a 2 euro coin dedicated to Asterix

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p8DZA TIL in the 1970s food advertising started moving, which is why we see all the fancy tricks: shrimp doing flips, apples sliced in mid air, lobster claws cracking in slow-motion, french fries bouncing across a table. Because of Elbert Budin.
rRAee TIL the old format of 'Wheel of Fortune' in the 1980s took so long to film that hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna White would sneak off and have “two or three or six” margaritas before returning to the set, where they would “have trouble recognizing the alphabet”.
Qa1E TIL that it is mathematically possible to turn a sphere inside out without creating any creases. The proof for this was developed by Bernard Morin; a blind mathematician.
KWpJ TIL George Lucas hasn’t been on the internet in 15 years: Not even e-mail.
nWpPG TIL In order to repay $30,000 dollars in legal costs due to a lawsuit brought by Wendy Carlos, Momus commissioned 30 songs on his following album for $1,000 each. Every song was dedicated to whomever paid for it.