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TIL Penn and Teller sell the Bill of Rights in metal, so when you go through airport security, they’ll have to “take away your Bill of Rights”

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x6VJb TIL that the planet Mercury has a tail, much like a comet, thanks to sodium atoms blasted off its surface and atmosphere by solar winds
E1yRW TIL "&" and "and" mean different things in movie credits. Two writers' names joined with "&" means they collaborated, while "and" means they worked on the script at different times.
KY6kw TIL Night of the Living Dead (1968) has been in the public domain since its release because when distribution changed of the original title, Night of the Flesh Eaters, they accidentally removed the copyright notice.
ejV4 TIL that Esau, the oldest son of Isaac in the Bible, gave his Birthright (The right to have the authority over the family) to his younger brother Jacob in exchange for a bowl of lentil stew because he was hungry.
n0Qb TIL in 1963 Wendell Scott became to first African American to win a Nascar Race. Though being two laps ahead of the other cars, was ignored because the winner was to kiss a white beauty queen. He was awarded the trophy in 2010, 20 years after his death. (More in Comments).