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TIL that the film It's a Wonderful Life was initially a flop that bankrupted a studio and ended legendary careers until it entered public domain.

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N76gN TIL that Rod Serling wrote one of "The Twilight Zone" episodes as his reaction to JFK assassination. The episode ends with the news broadcast saying that the sky has turned dark over the street in Dallas; as well as North Vietnam, part of the Berlin Wall and "other places of hate around the world".
m1Vwo TIL our ABO blood group antibodies are due to early minor infections likely from Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae and Influenza virus epitopes.
DQnPr TIL Vincent van Gogh had a known habit of sucking on his brushes to swap colors. It is widely believed that the lead poisoning partly led to his severe mental decline, resulting in his famously cutting off his ear, and ultimately shooting himself in the chest.
XELNR TIL Before the Civil War, Syria experienced five years of severe drought
NVE6 TIL the largest man made objects are the submarine communication cables that stretch over 8,000 km from San Francisco to New Zealand