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TIL about the official script, a writing system that is specifically designated to be official in the constitutions or other applicable laws of countries, states, and other jurisdictions. Akin to an official language, an official script is much rarer

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l4bG TIL that NASA had released an 18-minute Ultra HD 4K video tour of the ISS last year, showing the space station in its full high-definition glory.
E1mJX TIL Toilets (toilets being flushed) almost never were seen in American cinema in the 1960s. In his "Psycho" Alfred Hitchcock masterfully used a scene of a toilet being flushed, which had an additional shocking effect on the viewers of that day.
XErDX TIL of Harold Brown, who in 1978, plummeted 29 floors inside the San Francisco Transamerica building, shouting ""whoopee" all the way down. He survived the fall and was heard singing Camptown Races in the ambulance.
RXY6 TIL that the national fruit of Jamaica, the ackee, is poisonous in all but one small portion, and that portion is only safe to eat after the fruit has naturally opened on its own. Eating it prematurely or any other part at all causes “Jamaican Vomiting Sickness,” which can lead to coma or death.
4kPNN TIL Sheb Wooley's song "The Purple People Eater" was initially rejected by MGM Records. However, the song resonated with the young people at MGM, who would gather in a group of up to 50 people to listen to it during lunch. Afterwards, MGM reconsidered and released the song.