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TIL That Sony sued itself in 2000

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D1dvP TIL that NO books, music, films or other copyrighted materials have entered the public domain in the US for 20+ years. That changes January 1st, 2019 -- all works 1st published in the US in 1923 will enter the public domain. It's been 21 years since the last mass expiration of copyright in the U.S.
JYwR8 TIL that the last part of your anal region—your rectum and anus—is lined by cells similar to those in your mouth and that’s why spicy foods can burn just as much on the way out as on the way in.
OoO1L TIL in the popular two-player strategy board game, Chess, if a pawn reaches the other end of the board it can turn into either a queen/knight/bishop or rook.
wolaP TIL According to the U.S. Census Bureau, less than 5% of GED holders will actually receive a Bachelor’s Degree. 77% of students with a GED do not continue past the first semester of college. .
x6eBo TIL Most archaeologists now agree the Orion Correlation Theory — the idea that the pyramids specifically aligned with the three stars of Orion's Belt some 10,000 years ago — is a fringe idea.