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TIL the Ministry of Truth building in Nineteen Eighty-Four is inspired by a real structure - Senate House, the headquarters of the UK's Ministry of Information during WWII.

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epgl4 TIL about the black hole information paradox, a conflict in physics between quantum mechanics and general relativity. The latter says that matter which falls into a black hole is lost when the black hole evaporates, but this violates the principle of information conservation in quantum mechanics.
E4KV TIL Francis Marion, the basis for Mel Gibson’s character in ‘The Patriot’, had, “A reputation as a racist who hunted Indians for sport and regularly raped his female slaves” as described by famed Historian Christopher Hibbert.
KY9Ya TIL the first video game in which jiggly breasts were a notable feature was "Fatal Fury 2," released in 1992.
8OnL TIL approximately 80% of “close door” elevator buttons aren’t connected to anything.
p8JJA TIL of a man who retired at 61 and becames a perpetual hiker. Over 15 years he walked over 34,000 miles (55,000 KM). He became the first known person to hike the entire Appalachian Range in North America, from Newfoundland to the Keys and more and more.