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TIL about “The Philidelphia Incident”. A Relatively Unknown Bill Burr Verbally Destroyed the City with a Savage Rant After Watching His Friends Get Booed Off Stage One After Another and Propelling Himself Out of Obscurity

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x6KQw TIL the Christmas character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is still protected by copyright until 2034. He has the rare distinction of being an iconic Christmas character that is not in the public domain. This is why most Christmas art and decorations do not include him due to licensing fees.
jN0QN TIL that the original "Planet of the Apes" was written in French, and only later translated into English.
Z86p4 TIL an earthquake centered in Virginia in 2011 was felt by more people than any other quake in U.S. history.
GYxR4 TIL that the forward speakers in a movie theater are actually behind the screen. The screen has about 5500 tiny perforations to allow the sound through. Typically there are speakers left, center, and right to better represent the sound source from on screen out to the audience.
XXv8 TIL the college student who created the iconic Nike “Swoosh” was originally only paid $35 for it