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TIL that 37% of Brits think they have a job that is "utterly useless" and the rate is similar in other countries.

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X0e1E TIL the Tolkien Estate sued Dungeons & Dragons for using the words dragon, dwarf, elf, ent, goblin, hobbit, orc, balrog, and warg. As a result, all but hobbit, ent, and balrog were ruled as public domain.
Oo58L TIL the oldest bank account in the world belongs to Uthman Ibn Affan from 1400 years ago
awlPo TIL President Kennedy was prescribed a rocking chair for back pain. He found one he liked so much he bought 14 copies for the Oval Office, Camp David, Air Force One, and homes of his family. He also gifted them to heads of state.
yVZyX TIL Shrek was based on a picture book originally published in 1990.
Bd0r TIL that Ronald Reagan used to give acorns he collected from Camp David to the squirrels outside the Oval Office. On his last day in office, mindful of new President Bush’s dog, he left the oval office for the last time, gave the squirrels acorns and set down a note that read “beware of the dog”