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TIL the word 'Silhouette' is derived from the finance minister of France who advocated a simple life.

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N951 TIL the Church of Euthanasia is an (and the only) anti-human religion, going so far as to bear the slogan “Save the Planet, Kill Yourself”
ANNYo TIL of CDR. Ernest E. Evans, a Native American U.S. Navy captain during WWII. Evans was awarded the Medal of Honor as part of the Battle Off Samar, where he captained a destroyer against the IJN Yamato and an otherwise overwhelming force
78omX TIL that there was a spinoff of Final Fantasy XIl in the works by a Swedish game developer (Grin), but Square Enix disapproved of the game developer's Nordic art style. SE refused to bankroll the idea and Grin filed for bankruptcy.
7jrX TIL Fox ran a contest for fans to guess Who Shot Mr. Burns and win a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be animated in the show. The ‘winner’ actually got the answer wrong, didn’t watch the Simpsons and took cash instead of being animated.
VxQ TIL Fox News argued broadcasters have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves. I can’t wait to rub this in my father in law’s face.