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TIL that "Made in Germany" was used in the UK as a warning of allegedly inferior German products. Over time, they turned out to be of excellent quality, establishing the brand as a seal of quality.

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WkeNL TIL there are 7 days in a week thanks to the Babylonians, who lived in modern-day Iraq. As keen observers of the heavens, the Babylonians adopted 7 days because they observed 7 celestial bodies — the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
oBmYY TIL that Charlie Chaplin once entered a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest, and lost.
l7ZB5 TIL Meryl Streep's agent did not make it clear to her that she did not get cast as Miss Kenton in Remains of the Day after the director and her agent sold her on it. She learned of it by reading it, that Emma Thompson, who is 10 years younger, was cast instead. Soon after, she fired her agent.
ANgj4 TIL that even the tiny, urbanised nation of Monaco supports a small agriculture sector.
Mempa Today I learned that there are something called "Binural Beats" that can help with headaches and stress relief in the form of music on YouTube.