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opLY TIL that Medal of Honor recipients receive a standing invitation to all future presidential inaugurations and inaugural balls. Also, their children are eligible for admission to the United States military academies without regard to the nomination and quota requirements, provided they are qualified.
jNjeN TIL Back to the Future filming at night would get interrupted because the DeLoreans door began slowly closing on its own. It was found that cold temps at night cause the gas-filled strut in the hinge mechanism to contact. To keep the doors up, special effects would keep the strut warm between shots.
PYDDZ TIL that from 1334 to 1827 graduates of Oxford and Cambridge were required to swear an oath that they would not lecture outside these two English universities, as a consequence there were no new universities established in England until Durham University became England's third university in 1832.
8ab6X TIL about pod corn, a form of maize that develops leaves over its kernels as a result a mutated gene
ADvj7 TIL The Ring Finders is an international group that will assist you if you have lost any metal item. Many members do not charge for their services and will even do water recoveries. So make sure you drop a pin at the location as soon as you realize it's lost.