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TIL that insider trading has only been illegal in Japan since 1988, and even today many Japanese don't understand why it's a crime since it was formerly regarded as common sense.

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e0nxb TIL throughout the 1970’s the Grateful Dead used a 32ft tall PA system that could deliver perfect sound 600ft away. It had to be hauled in caravans of semi trucks and took 4 hours to assemble. They called it “The Wall of Sound”.
epxPg TIL the first soda was actually invented in the 1700s not the 1800s
6EWY7 TIL that "Xmas" is not only not "taking the Christ out of Christmas" but the term Xmas Dates back to the Original writing of the New Testament, which called Christ "Χριστός" which was then used in the context of Christmas around 1100 AD as the term Xmas, with "X" being shorthand for Christ.
7pgX TIL RJ Mitte, who plays Walter Jr. in Breaking Bad , actually does have Cerebral Palsy, although to a much lesser extent than he plays on the show. He had to get into character by discontinuing his therapy, so he could relapse into lower functioning CP patterns
E1aod TIL Tyrannosaurus rex lived closer in time to the release of Jurassic Park (1993) than the actual Jurassic period.