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TIL the first established patent system was the Venetian Patent Statute of 1474, being the earliest codified patent system in the world, with its principles still being the basic foundation of modern patent law

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xjXb TIL 17% of people 7ft tall are in the NBA right now.
4Xj6X TIL of Vitaly Yurchenko, a KGB officer who was turned by the CIA and defected to the US. He gave the name of 2 moles, and in 1985 disappeared just before eating at a French restaurant in DC. He later reappeared in Russia, saying he was drugged and kidnapped by the CIA, and was given a medal.
MeW7 TIL that the fastest temperature rise was 27 °C, 49°F in 2 minutes, the fastest temperature drop was 27.2°C, 49°F in 15 minutes, and both were in South Dakota
QJLKa TIL That when a domestic cow and an American Bison mate the offspring is called a "Beefalo"
69L0J TIL Catherine O’Hara (Moira from Shitt’s Creek) has reversed internal organs, a condition known as situs inversus