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TIL one of the few reasons why the film industry is based in California because filmmakers wanted to get away from Thomas Edison, who owned nearly all film-making patents based in New Jersey. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which covered Los Angeles County, was known not to enforce patent claims.

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P1NXL TIL that the Sacramento Kings are the oldest franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Founded in 1923 as the Rochester Seagrams, it predates the foundation of the NBA by 26 years.
jNvJn TIL Winston Churchill is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the European Union. Churchill called for a "United States of Europe", organised democratically, to prevent future wars. He was a driving force behind the creation of the Council of Europe.
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