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TIL that the music for the Christmas carol "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" was taken from a cantata that was originally written by Felix Mendelssohn to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Gutenberg's printing press

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DQpkr TIL Musical Saturist Tom Lehrer released all his music and Lyrics in to the Public Domain in 2007 - and is still alive
W7QR4 TIL that Prey is the first ever feature film available in a full Comanche dub
ANw0n TIL Senator Mark Kelly (former astronaut) has an identical twin who confusingly also was an astronaut
rYLy TIL there are places in Australia called Tittybong, Bacon Bay and Milkshake Hills.
b9BOj TIL that the 1972 Novel “The Day of the Jackal” showcased an easy method of obtaining a fraudulent British passport, which was later used by the IRA and the KGB. This loophole went unclosed until 2007, and may have resulted in up to 1,500 fake passports being issued each year.