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TIL In 2001, Cowboy Bebop was the first anime to play on Adult Swim.

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N70Ab TIL when George Washington died in 1799, Napoleon ordered 10 days of nationwide mourning in France.
Z81Go TIL In the Modern German Army, Any Order That Is Not “of any use for service” Becomes Non-Binding, Even In the Midst of Combat or If Given by a High-Ranking Official
PYldL TIL the man who inspired the 2004 Tom Hanks movie 'The Terminal' spent 18 years living at the departure lounge of Charles de Gaulle Airport.
l7gXA TIL of the 1997Jarrell, Texas "Dead Man Walking" tornado, a slow-moving F5 twister that sat over a subdivision for three full minutes, subjecting it to 260+ mph winds. It erased everything, killed 27 people, plus hundreds of cattle, and blended their remains together unrecognizably.
E110w TIL of the "Kiss of Deaf," aka "Reiter's Ear-Kissing Syndrome (REKS)." It's a hearing loss syndrome caused by a direct kiss in the ear, and although it's temporary, it often causes permanent partial hearing loss.