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TIL color laser printers print a watermark on every page that identifies the printer to ease government fears of forgery.

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6EyYX TIL that the northern lights shows us why there is life on Earth.
nebMr TIL 52 years ago, the Dade County Sheriff's Office issued an arrest warrant for Jim Morrison, lead singer for the Doors. Morrison thought it was a practical joke, but later learned they added an additional charge for simulated oral copulation on guitarist, Robbie Krieger, during the concert.
OGVMY TIL that a day on Planet Venus is a little longer than a year. One year in Venus translates to about 224.70 Earth days, and during this time the planet experiences only two sunrises and two sunsets.
XExa8 TIL Paul Rudd always shows a clip of Mac and Me (1988) whenever he is on Conan regardless of what movie he is there to actually promote.
VMZP4 TIL in 1951 a 66 year old man wasn’t allowed to enter a 1800km (1118 miles) long bicykle race due to being to old. He showed up anyways and won the race by biking for days without sleep. He got the nickname ”Grandpa Steel”