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TIL: Switzerland does not have an official capital but Bern is the de facto capital due to its central location among other reasons.

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x67Rk TIL that the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," sung by Timon and Pumbaa in the original Lion King, led to a major lawsuit. Originally composed by Solomon Linda in 1939, his family won a settlement for royalties in 2006 worth $1.6 million.
Yp6wZ TIL of Doublethink, a process of indoctrination whereby the subject is expected to simultaneously accept two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in contravention to one's own memories or sense of reality.
neJaW TIL that the Library of Congress is actively seeking volunteers to help transcribe 16,000 Pages of Suffragist Diaries, Letters, and Documents to create a searchable database where people can read original source documents.
D6LV TIL Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, the most incest-friendly royal family in recorded history, and her first two husbands were her younger brothers
yg1a TIL Mad Men paid $250,000 for the master recording of “Tomorrow Never Knows” by The Beatles, played for just two minutes during a season 5 episode.