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TIL even after everything The Beatles accomplished and releasing 12 albums, George Harrison was only 26-years-old when the band split in early 1970

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oBdp8 TIL The Walter Reade Organization mistakenly omitting the logo © when renaming George A. Romero's originally titled "Night of the Flesh Eaters" made Night of the Living Dead public domain. Thus, we'll never know how much the film made worldwide from all its unapproved showings, copies and sales.
grAn9 TIL LBJ had two dogs die at the White House: Her swallowed a stone, and Him was hit by a car.
WoAB TIL Egypt isn’t the country with the most pyramids. It’s Sudan and they have approximatively 255 pyramids !
neKDP TIL there was a successful "real life" demonstration of driverless automobile technology over 60 years ago in Lincoln, Nebraska. Broader implementation stalled due to a lack of interest from other states in funding the necessary infrastructure.
v1bE4 TIL: Wikimedia Commons hosts the iconic golden age porn flick "Debbie Does Dallas" in its entirety because it is in the public domain. Despite the movie selling over 50k video tapes, the producers never registered for a copyright within 5 years of the release.