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TIL that Gone with the Wind (1939) still has the box office record for number of tickets sold in USA/Canada.

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ZEKY TIL that a man arrested for getting naked at the Portland, OR airport was acquitted of indecent exposure charges because he convinced a judge it was a form of protest.
nW4go TIL that in 1429, King Charles VII of France exempted the town of Domrémy from paying taxes "forever", after a promise to Joan of Arc. Taxes were imposed again during the French Revolution.
Qp0E TIL about the Sentinelese, a hunter-gatherer tribe in the Andaman Islands who speak an unknown language and practice complete autonomy over their affairs. Little is known about them because they are extremely hostile to outsiders who approach their island.
epxnJ TIL Approximately 10 percent of U.S. adults are classified as having obesity during the 1950s.In 2011 to 2012, however, the CDC reported approximately 35 percent of U.S. adults had obesity; the prevalence of obesity among American adults has more than tripled within the last six decades.
oRMQA TIL How lighthouses project light to extreme distances.