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TIL Last year the US government repealed its ban on domestic propaganda.

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6EAEw TIL humans domesticated a mold thousands of years ago (Aspergillus oryzae.) It produces soy sauce, miso, sake, amazake, among other savory things.
awMQ0 TIL that U.S. General Dwight Eisenhower had a speech prepared in the event that the 1944 D-Day invasion failed. In the speech he takes full responsibility for the failure of the operation.
kJY9m TIL Fred Astair, who danced his butt off at The 1970 Oscars, was born in 1899
jNW4v TIL after Chuck Berry accused Brian Wilson of stealing the melody of "Sweet Little Sixteen" for "Surfin' USA", the Beach Boys' manager gave Berry the copyright to the tune. He didn't tell the members of the band, however, who learned 25 years later that they weren't getting royalties from the song.
klJm TIL Doing a Google search uses the same amount of electricity as turning a 60W light bulb on for 17 seconds.