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TIL the movie ‘Charade’ (1963) entered the public domain immediately upon release because Universal Pictures published it with an invalid copyright notice

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ADdvd TIL: In 1943 a flying jeep prototype was designed with a 40 foot rotor on the roof along with a tail fairing and fins, but no rudder. In Sept 1944 it was successfully flown for 10 minutes at an alt. of 400 feet, after being pulled up and released by a Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bomber.
m18R TIL that outside of western cultures, drinking milk is quite uncommon, and that up to 75% of the world’s population may be lactose intolerant.
yVGga TIL: Feng Lung, upon discovering her husband's infidelity, cut off his penis. He was rushed to the hospital and they reattached it, while he was recovering she snuck in and cut it off again and threw it out the window. The husband chased her outside and staff found him beating her while bleeding.
xVn0B TIL: The Head of the Nazi Gestapo (Secret Police) vanished at the end of WWII with no capture or confirmed death.
loXyG TIL flags are flown at half-mast because the invisible flag of death is flying at the top.