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TIL Sony Pictures became the first studio to own theaters since the 1948 Paramount Decree was lifted in 2020. In 2024, it acquired Alamo Drafthouse

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grRQ4 TIL William Gibson, author of the seminal 1984 Sci-Fi novel about virtual reality titled ‘Neuromancer,’ knew nothing about computers at the time and actually wrote the book using a typewriter.
x5Ag TIL: the word “synonym” has a synonym and it’s “Poecilonym”
wLQjY TIL the Virginia oppossum is effectively immune to the venom of pit vipers. The responsible protein, Lethal Toxin Neutralizing Factor (LTNF), is being used to develop the first universal viper venom antidote.
A8r7 TIL the format of the Lincoln–Douglas debates. One candidate spoke for 60 minutes. Then the other candidate spoke for 90 minutes. Then the first candidate was allowed a 30-minute reply.
aJdL TIL there are about 200,000 Africans in the city of Guangzhou, China, their number increasing by 30-40% every year, the area they live in is now called “Chocolate City” by locals