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TIL All giant pandas in zoos around the world are on loan from China

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M71oW TIL That the oldest continuously operated Chinese restaurant in America is located in Butte, Montana
jKoN TIL, that there is a demon found in Catholic lore that collects all the mispronounced words said by priests and puts them in a sack. That sack is later carried by the offending priests in hell.
X07BD TIL Bull Palette is an Ancient Egyptian greywacke, cosmetic palette from ca. 3200-3000 BC showing a bull overpowering an enemy, named-fortified-cities, war-scenes, a collection of deities supporting the war-scenery-(on standards).
d8PL8 TIL that on the night that MTV launched, the opening sequence for the network featured footage of the Apollo 11 launch, simply because it was public domain and free to use. It was that opening sequence that connected MTVs image with astronauts, including the Video Music Award “moon man” trophy.
naBG TIL that Virginia rounds up its sex offenders to be held at the courthouse during trick-or-treating hours.