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TIL cult leader Jim jones was once a civil rights leader

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V78Z TIL An average Hour-Long TV Show is 36% Commercials. Late night shows even worse!
9wLAQ TIL: Lawyer Andrew G. Haley was the world's first practitioner of Space Law. He was was pivotal in founding the International Institute of Space Law which provides guidelines on how the law should apply to space and extraterrestrial beings. He died in 1966, 3 years before the moon landing.
Me5a8 TIL of Bathykorus bouilloni, commonly referred to as the Darth Vader jellyfish. These transparent deep-sea jellies are found in the Arctic Ocean at depths below 1,000m (3,300ft). They got their unique nickname due to their body shape closely resembling that of Darth Vader's famous helmet.
9YWrX TIL while making 2001 A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick wrote to a staffer asking if IBM were concerned that HAL was a psychotic computer. IBM wrote back explaining they were fine with it so long as IBM were not associated with any equipment failure.
nWBlr TIL the oldest living land animal is Jonathan the Tortoise at 191 years old. He's resided on the remote island of Saint Helena since 1882. Although he's lost his sight & sense of smell, he spends his days roaming the grounds of the Governor’s house with his 3 giant tortoise pals: Emma, David, & Fred