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TIL Restaurants can sing ‘Happy Birthday’ now because the copyrights claims are now invalid.

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pYEeb Today I learned that Mario, the beloved character from Nintendo's Mario franchise, was originally named Jumpman. Created by Shigeru Miyamoto in 1981 for the arcade game Donkey Kong, Mario later became the official name of the character in subsequent games.
VAXG TIL once you’ve had an infection, 1 cell that produces the right antibodies for that virus is stored in your bone marrow for the rest of your life, readying the immune system to respond quickly and efficiently if that virus ever invades again.
d8wgK TIL why wind turbines only have 3 blades, because 2 blades are prone to a phenomenon known as gyroscopic precession, and 4 or more blades create greater wind resistance, becoming less efficient at generating electricity.
gM8dD TIL: In the UK there is a program where if a woman is on a Tinder date and she doesn't feel safe all she has to do is go to the bar and ask for "Angela". The bar staff will assist her in getting away from the guy and to a safe spot.
x69G7 TIL in Communist Romania natalist policies of Nicolae Ceaușescu led to 100k+ kids into Orphan Homes where they were Beaten, Starved, Drugged, tied to own beds and spent days in own urine and feces