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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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1aKEV Today I learned Johnny Appleseed was basically a mentally unstable weirdo that welcomed himself into a stranger's house and refused to leave until they fed him.
kl0W TIL That Alexander Graham Bell (the inventor of the telephone) was named honorary chief by the Mohawk Native Americans because of his work in translating and documenting their language. He participated in tribal dances while wearing native ceremonial clothing.
AD54B TIL that being grumpy and bad-tempered leads to more money, let’s you live a longer life and makes a better marriage
wLYnE TIL: Nearly every copier built since 2002 contains a drive storing an copy of every document copied, scanned, or emailed by the machine.
4XnG6 TIL that words that change meaning and sometimes pronunciation based on the capitalization of the first letter, like "Polish" vs. "polish" are called Capitonyms.