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TIL due to a trademark by Guinness, the Irish government had to turn the official state symbol, the harp, the other way around

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7rxEX TIL that Kay Thompson, author of the Eloise children's books, was also a popular singer who had a young Andy Williams as one of her backups, and became "romantically involved" with him on tour, when he was 19 and she was 38.
GOlj TIL your 2016 calendar is reusable in 2044, 2072, and 2112. In 2017, you can re-use calendars from these years: 2006, 1995, 1989, 1978, 1967, 1961, 1950, 1939, 1933, and 1922.
e0Ywk TIL that English cricket great Denis Compton was renowned for his absent-mindedness. He once arrived at a match without his kitbag, so he used an antique bat from the stadium's museum; and during a major celebration in honour of his 70th birthday, his mother rang, telling him that he was only 69
KkW9 TIL: in 2014 a goldfish underwent brain surgery to remove a tumor.
1aZYD TIL that every single copy of GoldenEye 007 for the N64 shipped with a fully functioning ZX Spectrum emulator, along with ten games, hidden on the cartridge. This function can be reenabled using an emulator, letting users play the classic games.