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TIL Marlon Brando was only 47 when The Godfather was released in 1972.

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YpJvG TIL that Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence explicitly condemned slavery. The Continental Congress insisted on removing these passages before the document was published.
wdJY TIL: The US Navy has no illusions about global warming. It has been developing plans for naval operations in an “Ice-Free Arctic” since 2001.
nBXG TIL In 1997, there was a contest to win a fully-furnished exact replica of the “Simpsons” house in Clark County, Nev. The winner could choose to either stay in the home or trade it for $75,000. The winner took the money. The house was ultimately stripped of its “Simpsons” décor before being sold.
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