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TIL that Galileo wasn’t vindicated by the Church until 1992

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LQYnQ TIL that Tiberius Claudius Britannicus was originally born with the surname Germanicus, a name given to his family in honor of his grandfather's victories against the Germanic tribes. His name was later changed to Britannicus to commemorate his father Claudius’ conquest of Britain.
yVnDM TIL about the Chamblee hostage incident, where a man named Kenneth Lamar Noid, believing Domino's "Noid" mascot was mocking him, took hostages in a restaurant with a gun in 1990.
xVbKB TIL- The Guy Fawkes mask used by a number of activist groups (including anti-capitalist groups) is copyrighted and owned by Time Warner. Everytime a mask is purchased, Time Warner get paid.
Lkbd9 TIL Ottoman Sultan Bayezid and Tamerlane frequently trash-talked eachother by exchanging letters filled with personal insults
OGgNe TIL that Tim Burton was originally chosen to direct Spider-Man 2002 but eventually declined because "I'm just a DC guy", citing his experiences filming Batman and Batman Returns, and thus, the directing role was given to Sam Raimi.