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TIL There are filial laws in the USA (state by state) that require adult children to support sick or indigent parents

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8elLa TIL that before Lincoln Center could reward David Geffen's $100 Million donation by renaming "Avery Fisher Hall" to "David Geffen Hall", they had to pay the heirs of Fisher - the original donor - $15 million. Geffen's donation has a provision that requires his name to be on the hall "in perpetuity".
5YwYn TIL that manatees, kangaroos, and elephants are polyphyodonts, meaning they regrow their teeth every few months, unlike most mammals that have only two sets for life.
Yl9P TIL the jets extending from slow-motion Nuclear Explosions are the tower’s support cables being vaporized by x-rays before the shockwave even hits.
OomjY TIL: Iraq used to be the center of the world for knowledge in the Middle Ages. Scholars from all backgrounds came together to translate Greek works into languages such as Latin, Arabic, and Persian. Algebra, Geometry, Astronomy, and Medicine were some of the fields that were refined.
OG8We TIL about Senate Bean Soup which has been on the menu continuously at U.S. Senate restaurants for over 100 years (except for one day during WWII due to rationing)