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TIL that, largely due to Oliver Stone’s JFK, all existing assassination-related documents will become publicly available by next year.

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yVnYp TIL there are only 16 trademarked scents in the US, including Crayola crayons, Playdoh, an ocean-scented indoor playground, and a type of gun cleaner that smells of ammonium and kerosene.
egZg TIL that in 2011 the head of the American College of Surgeons was forced to resign after he wrote a Valentine’s Day editorial touting the mood-enhancing effects of semen on women during unprotected sex, which was completely supported by the research he cited in said editorial.
JYVNj TIL Nord Kamal Mosque in Norilsk, Russia is the most northerly-situated mosque in the world. Norilsk's minaret tower, which is generally supposed to have a round shape, has a square base, because in such walls, the bricks do not freeze and they are more resistant to wind loads
woXYM TIL Byzantine princess Theophano, wife of Holy Roman emperor Otto was resented by the emperor's courtiers for her peculiar habits, including "luxurius tastes", like demanding to take a bath daily and using "a golden double prong to bring food to her mouth", instead of eating with her hands
AyXo TIL the oldest living Hollywood actor is Norman Lloyd. Despite turning 103 in November, he is still acting and appears in a new show premiering in 2018.