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TIL TBS speeds up reruns of Seinfeld (and other shows) for more room to show advertisements

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8e0x8 TIL the actor Sinbad was one of the worst debtors to the state of California in 2009, owing up to $2.5 million in income-tax to the state
QRQk TIL In 1996, the BBC applied to register the TARDIS as a trademark and were challenged by the Metropolitan Police. The courts found no evidence that any police force had ever registered the image as a trademark. The courts ruled in BBCs favour.
OGDpa TIL of Joan Deebank, British Columbia's oldest high school graduate at 92 years old. In 1939, her parents forced her to drop out. She became a maid, served in the British Army, emigrated to Canada, and had four children before re-enrolling in an adult program
R5d8w TIL Mozart composed a song called "Lick Me In The A**" - and by extension, we're much more prudish now about bodily humour than we were in the past.
QNR8X TIL there are historical records that provide some basis for the folk tale of John Henry racing the steam drill.