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TIL the Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) of 1998 expires on New Years Day, 2019, finally allowing works to become part of public domain, starting with works published in 1923.

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Bg0OD TIL that the game-opening jingle to Konami's 1981 Sega arcade classic "Frogger" was based on an existing real song INU NO OMAWARISAN (犬のおまわりさん) composed by Yoshimi Satō in 1960.
0ddwR TIL that The ancient Egyptian port city Heracleion was said to have collapsed into the sea. Everyone thought it was a myth until 1933, when a British air force pilot spotted the undersea ruins. But it would take until 1999 for archaeologists to precisely locate the city and start exploring.
bEmQ TIL people who speak English with an accent, but sing without one, are simply singing in a way that comes naturally, which also just so happens to be the core of what many people consider an “American” accent.
X0gKX TIL that according to the bible, Adam, Eve, and a bunch of their descendants lived for several centuries, some even getting close to a millennium.
BgZDb TIL Hunter S Thompson was a uncredited co-creator of Nash Bridges and collected royalties from the show