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TIL That much of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure was filmed in Arizona. Including the famous "Strange things are afoot at the Circle K" scene and the Napoleon discovers his love of water parks scene.

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pY7Eb TIL about Iwao Hakamada, the world’s longest-held death row inmate. He was sentenced to death in 1968. In 2014 he was granted a retrial, but in 2018 the Tokyo High Court overturned the ruling, then the top court canceled the High Court's decision. The High Court will take a new decision on 13 March
OnpL TIL reddit almost went out of business until its users saved it with donations
67a8 TIL Egyptian female protesters underwent virginity checks.
vP8QL TIL Sonic 2's story originally revolved around time travel. Emerald Hill Zone was supposed to be the “present” version, while Mystic Cave was the ruined present, Hill Top was the past variation, and the Chemical Plant was the future. This concept was used in a different manner for Sonic CD.
4kg8N TIL copper is one of the few metals that can occur in nature in a directly usable metallic form, leading it to be perhaps the first metal to be mined and crafted by humans.