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TIL The Marvel No-Prize is a empty envelope that Marvel awarded fans for "meritorious service to the cause of Marveldom". Typically it was won by submitting an explanation for an error in a comic, but rules varied from author to author. The prize was inspired by George R. R. Martin.

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v1J7R TIL Telephone Party Lines Were Once High Entertainment - neighboring family's had to share 1 phone line in 20th century up in north country area due to telephone company's saying it was too expensive for individual installation. Each family had own 'ring tone' and could listen in on each other.
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rRyGx TIL Polar Bears’ fur is not white, but transparent. The long, coarse outer hairs are transparent and hollow. The thinner undercoat hairs aren’t hollow, but are still colorless. The hair appears white due the air spaces in each hair scattering light of all colors.
N717N TIL that Seneca, the Stoic philosopher defined happiness as a state where's nothing missing and you enjoying the present moment without anxious dependence upon the future.