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TIL Abraham Lincoln and George Washington are enshrined as deities at a Shinto shrine in Hawaii

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p8omN TIL the "Clear and Present Danger" doctrine is no longer the standard of discerning when speech is criminal. The current standard is called "Imminent lawless action" and was established by the United States Supreme Court in Brandenburg v. Ohio in 1969.
G8vQ TIL: scientists discovered that Bowhead whales live past 200 years when they found fragments of a 200 year harpoon lodged in a living one
W8PL TIL that when we sleep, our brain cells shrink, encouraging cerebrospinal fluid flow which flushes out toxins built up in the brain. This explains why we can’t think clearly after a sleepless night.
jkpQ TIL that the longest tank-to-tank kill in history occurred when a Challenger tank destroyed an Iraqi T-62 at a range of 5100 metres (over 3 miles)
RPp9 TIL Trey Parker & Matt Stone were inspired to make ‘The Book of Mormon’ after seeing the Broadway musical 'Avenue Q’. Robert Lopez, creator of 'Avenue Q’, was inspired to make it after seeing Trey Parker & Matt Stone’s movie 'South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut’