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TIL that France maintains possessions of several islands less than 20 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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60ow TIL that when Benjamin Franklin died in 1790, he willed the cities of Boston and Philadelphia $4,400 each, but with the stipulation that the money could not be spent for 200 years. By 1990 Boston’s trust was worth over $5 million.
Lkgm0 TIL that in 2005, after Rob Schneider called movie critic Patrick Goldstein unqualified because he’d never won the Pulitzer Prize, famous film critic Roger Ebert told Schneider that, as a Pulitzer winner, HE was qualified to review the film, and that “Your movie sucks.”
wrnY TIL a man spent 67 years of his life stereoblind, unable to experience depth perception. It was only after having to pay for 3D glasses to watch the movie Hugo that his brain suddenly clicked and he was able to experience three dimensional vision.
Obge TIL that unlike Newton’s formulation that states gravity is instantaneous, it actually travels at the speed of light. If the sun were to instantly disappear, we would continue revolve around it for eight minutes.
negPo TIL Karen Carpenter will be eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 despite dying 37 years ago. Due to the fact her first solo album was released 16 years after she died. Eligibility requires 25 years after an artist’s first record.