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TIL that the RIAA tried to sue LimeWire for $72 trillion in damages – an amount of money larger than the entire planet’s GDP.

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ep7j5 TIL government movie censorship in the US lasted until 1981 when Maryland State Board of Censors ended. But as of 2022, the US Defense Department still interferes in filmmaking by offering studios cash in return of having the military portrayed in a positive way, hiding racism, sexism for instance
Zp7lR TIL that the female moorland hawker dragonfly sometimes plays dead to avoid mating. Unlike some females of some other species of dragonfly, they aren’t guarded by male mates. A single sexual encounter is enough to fertilize all their eggs, and copulating again could damage their reproductive tracts.
xVVyg TIL the United States has released or pardoned more people for treason than it has executed.
KK54 TIL Michael K. Williams aka Omar Little on “The Wire” and Chalky White on “Boardwalk Empire” received the scar on his face from a razor cut in a fight outside a party. It changed his entire career from dancing in music videos to acting out thug roles.
v1aEB TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the longest running theatrical release in film history. It has been in a limited release for 4 decades as 20th Century Fox has never pulled it from its original 1975 release, and it continues to play in theaters today.