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TIL that a former Canadian senator once read the entirety of a book he authored during a filibuster, allegedly to have it translated for free by the official parliament translator

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dQx9 TIL Roseanne Barr was offered the role of Peg Bundy on Married With Children but turned it down to create her own sitcom Roseanne. Both shows are credited with pioneering sitcoms about dysfunctional families.
Kyr6 TIL that every week in Japan, there’s a widely-popular, five-minute-long TV program that features a girl running up a hill. That’s it. Each week, there’s a different girl and a different hill. It’s called, “Zenryoku Saka”.
W7o7L TIL If Coca-Cola's inventor had decided to file a patent application in 1892 instead of keeping the recipe a secret, patent protection would have expired long before Pepsi ever came onto the market in 1965. Patent protection lasts 20 years at most. Trade secrets can last forever.
1dED TIL Donald Duck has only had two primary voice actors since his creation in 1934, one serving 51 years and the other 32 and counting
BbDW TIL Watch companies have an “official time” at which every watch is set before being photographed. Timex watches are always set to 10:09:36, while Rolex watches are always set to 10:10:31 on Monday the 28th.