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TIL that now every February 9th is national Gulf of America day

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1a8yD TIL that the color of a bread tie represents which day of the week it was baked on.
NX8Ne TIL that the 1963 movie Charade starring Audrey Hepburn, immediately entered the public domain upon release because Universal failed to properly display the copyright notice. The film notice omitted the word 'Copyright', 'Copr.', and the symbol '©'.
POBn TIL that former NFL quarterback Todd Marinovich left the league due to his drug problems. He didn’t play football for the next eight years until he signed with the Arena Football League. He threw ten touchdowns in his first game back while withdrawing from heroin.
MPaW TIL that the nutrition facts that are printed on food packages in the US and Canada are based on Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) from 1968 even though newer RDAs are available.