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TIL Fox News owner also owns a porn empire.

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wLWY7 TIL the name of the three barred icon often used for settings is "the hamburger button".
Z8ywv TIL of Sybil Ludington—a 16-year-old revolutionary who rode twice the distance Paul Revere did in 1777 to warn people of a British invasion. She navigated 40 miles of rainy terrain at night while avoiding British loyalists and ended up completing her mission before dawn the next day.
GYl95 TIL Alheira de Mirandela, a kosher bread sausage was invented in Portugal to help hide Jews from the Spanish inquisition. Jews had fled to Portugal from Spain & pretended to be Catholic, Catholic homes hung preserved meat sausages from the rafters, & Jews were conspicuous for their missing sausages
9YrQD TIL that in order 'to satisfy every European's musical taste', Ode to Joy from Beethoven's 9th Symphony, the EU anthem, has been officially adapted into other genres such as jazz, hip-hop, trance, techno, and Romani folk. All of those versions are free to listen to on the Council of Europe's page.
Y79Wv TIL that the dad from Dirty Dancing who also played a detective in Law and Order sang "Be Out Guest" in Beauty and The Beast