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TIL the Wright Brothers were notorious patent trolls who tried to ruin everyone who tried to innovate with flight. Also see American Innovations.

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Z8Xvp TIL that Isaac Newton studied alchemy, tried to put all the world's religious histories together into one timeline, thought Atlantis was real, associated with secret societies like the Freemasons, and predicted the end of the world in 2060.
Z88ZG TIL that Eminem has caused several rappers to rewrite their verses on their own tracks in fear of Eminem 'stealing the show' on their songs.
oRY4K TIL the number of chicken restaurants in Korea is double the number of McDonald's franchises across the world
4kgpg TIL about the Charter of the Forest of 1217, an English charter which re-established for free men rights of access to the royal forest that had been eroded by King William the Conqueror and his heirs. It remained in force for 754 years, being superseded only in 1971
X04BX TIL majority of research results do not find statistically significant shift in sexual offense trend with sex offender registration and notification. In fact those who didn't register after incarceration re offended less as they were able to rehabilitate easier back into society.