TIL the 'Keep Calm and Carry On' poster wasn't used in WW2. It was deemed too condescending, so wasn't sanctioned for public display. It was discovered by a shop owner in 2000 in a box of second-h...

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Original Title: TIL the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ poster wasn’t used in WW2. It was deemed too condescending, so wasn’t sanctioned for public display. It was discovered by a shop owner in 2000 in a box of second-hand books, so they hung it by the cash register and started selling copies.