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TIL that the International Astronomical Union names all mountains on Saturn's moon Titan after mountains and characters from J. R. R. Tolkien's works

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LkGeV TIL that British ("matchstick men") artist L.S. Lowry holds the record for the most refused Royal Honours....in his lifetime, he turned down awards FIVE times, including a Knighthood in 1968.
neVDW TIL the Beatles started a company called Apple Corps in 1968, which included Apple Electronics, Apple Films and Apple Music. In 1978 they sued and won against Apple Computer (now Apple Inc) for trademark infringement.
JYxLB TIL There are researchers who say there is no known limit to human lifespan. They argue that the previous conclusion that human lifespan stops at 115 years was based on misinterpreting the data by seeing a plateau at 115 years where there was none
1mx4 TIL: The indie developers of Game Dev Story uploaded a ‘cracked’ version of their game onto The Pirate Bay. In that version, your company could never succeed because of people pirating your game.
d8a4K TIL, that airplane windows are round because where there’s a corner, there’s a weak spot. Windows, having four corners, have four potential weak spots, making them likely to crash under stress – such as air pressure.