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TIL Martin Luther King Jr. said Homosexuality was a Problem that Required Psychiatric Attention

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x6KQw TIL the Christmas character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is still protected by copyright until 2034. He has the rare distinction of being an iconic Christmas character that is not in the public domain. This is why most Christmas art and decorations do not include him due to licensing fees.
wL4k8 TIL that for a short time, the planet Uranus was called George
dAV8 TIL that CAPTCHA is an acronym for “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart”
j4Rv TIL that when filming the movie Titanic they only built the port side of the ship. Scenes showing the starboard side were flipped in post production. As a result of this everything on the starboard side of the ship, from lettering to the buttons on costumes, had to be backwards during filming.
78bkX TIL Freshwater fish urinate almost non-stop