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TIL divorce only became legal in Ireland in 1997.

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4kD7g TIL that Rupert Holmes, the man who sang "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)”, has never tasted a piña colada in his life. In fact, the song was originally about the actor Humphrey Bogart, rather than the cocktail.
8avbV TIL The Centennial Light is the world's longest-lasting light bulb, burning since 1901. It is often cited as evidence for the existence of planned obsolescence in later-produced light bulbs.
4kLQN TIL a man on a ski trip in New York went to his car, entered a fugue state, and ended up in California 6 days later
RK96 TIL Before CGI, Movie makers would create content by painting it on glass and integrating that with the live action shot. The endless warehouse in “Indiana Jones”, the tractor beam in the first “Star Wars”, and the Emerald City in “The Wizard of Oz” were all done using this technique.
NKb6 TIL All The American Flags on The Moon are Now White Because of The Intense UV Radiation From The Unfiltered Sunlight