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TIL that Harvard University stopped requiring final exams because they were deemed “inefficient and worthless.” They even require professors to fill out a special form if they wish to give a final.

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9oWG TIL there is a desk in the US Senate, operated by whichever senator sits there, that is traditionally stocked with candy of that senator’s choice to give out to other senators.
N7Zxe TIL about the Wow! Signal, "the strongest candidate for an alien radio transmission ever detected." It was buried by news of Elvis's death the following day.
a8xWo TIL actress Mary Martin, known for her roles in film and on stage in Peter Pan and The Sound of Music, was the mother of actor Larry Hagman, famous as Dallas's J.R. Ewing and in I Dream of Jeannie
5Omn TIL that TIL is a prime target for brand manipulation through self serving submissions by corporations.
Z8A7B TIL that black printer ink is the eighth most expensive liquid in the world