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TIL Alabama did not repeal its ban on interracial marriage until 2000

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oLMA TIL Hollywood father-son duo Sean Connery and Harrison Ford are only 12 years apart in age.
b90W9 TIL: Medieval scribes would frequently scribble complaints in the margins of books as they copied them, as their work was so tedious. Recorded complaints range from “As the harbor is welcome to the sailor, so is the last line to the scribe.”, to “Oh, my hand.” and, "A curse on thee, O pen!"
5VKWQ TIL that the speed of light was first measured accurately in 1676 by Danish astronomer Ole Rømer using observations of Jupiter’s moons, without modern technology
LQm5V TIL that static shocks can involve tens of thousands of volts, and even several amps of current, but don’t hurt you because they last only millionths of a second.
VBXgB TIL, the cartoon character Johnny Bravo's name is a nod to creator Van Partible's middle name of Giovanni Bravo since Giovanni is the Italian cognate of the name John which Johnny itself is the obvious pet form of.