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TIL that the copyright extension on Mickey Mouse will expire in 2023 and he will then be in the public domain, unless another copyright extension is passed

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Wk1X TIL before the Hubble Space Telescope was launched scientists were convinced the Universe was no longer expanding. Not only is the Universe still expanding but at a rate of 74 kilometers (48 miles) per second.
N7koN TIL there’s even a crater on the moon named after a Confederate officer.
yQDgX TIL that it’s 11:00AM in Mumbai when it’s 12:30AM in Houston.
Oo6KR TIL an Ohio Judge once sentenced a woman to spend 8 hours in the "stinkiest, smelliest" part of a landfill, as a punishment for animal neglect. The judge added "If you puke, you puke"
PY1ww TIL that architects can design a home or building with a glass structure that lets cool air in the bottom and releases warm air at its top. This is known as a solar chimney and works off similar principles of regular fire chimneys