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TIL the world's oldest known cave painting dates back over 45,000 years!

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8GXZ TIL that in 1943 hundreds of Aryan women gathered in Berlin to protest the mass arrest and consequent imprisonment of their Jewish husbands by the Gestapo. Following a week of protesting, night and day, they won their husbands’ freedom.
NXY7P TIL that American country music singer Lee Greenwood attempted to trademark the term "God Bless the USA." The trademark was rejected since the ordinary consumer would perceive the words at their ordinary meaning rather than as a trademark, which is meant to indicate the source of a product.
YpaB TIL there is a movie theatre in London that has volunteer “ninjas” that will “hush” obnoxious movie-goers.
b9kbj TIL Donn Tatum was the first non-Disney family member to be president of Walt Disney Productions, following the death of Roy Disney in 1971. He played a major role in the creation of Walt Disney World Resort, EPCOT Center and Tokyo Disneyland
b61YN TIL about the man who visited every country in the world – without boarding a plane and it took him 10 years to do