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TIL that Japan's constitution was written in one week by General Douglas MacArthur's staff during the Allied occupation following WWII but after more than 70 is now the oldest, unamended constitution in the world,

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oROgo TIL A music video was made for Bee Gee's "Night Fever" in 1978, but not shown to the public until 26 years later, in 2004. It shows them singing in a darkened studio, layered over background video filmed while driving along Sunny Isles Beach, Florida and many places shown no longer exist
0dkLv TIL that a condor's wing feathers are over two feet long. Nearly as long as a tennis racket.
4kAX TIL white chocolate isn’t technically chocolate, as it contains no cocoa solids or cocoa liquor.
Y7g0B TIL in the 1935 Prince Edward Island election, 42.1% of voters voted for the Conservative party. However, because of their geographic distribution across the province, the Liberals still won 100% of the seats in the Legislative Assembly, which was a first for the entire Commonwealth.
VnJQ TIL that the Michigan Theater, once one of the most beautiful pieces of architecture in the Midwest, is now used as a parking garage.