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TIL His Girl Friday (1940) is in the public domain because they didn't renew the copyright, as well the play it is based on had it's copyright expire in 2024. Becasue of this the whole film is viewable on its Wikipedia page in 1080P

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n19B TIL of Kremlin advisor Aleksandr Dugin’s 1997 book “Foundations of Geopolitics”, in which he calls for the annexation of Ukraine by Russia, for the UK to be cut off from Europe, and for the promotion of political chaos and isolationist tendencies in the USA
yVQ1p TIL during the monsoon season, the Mekong River swells so much it forces the Tonle Sap River to flow backwards, away from the sea, filling Tonle Sap Lake, temporarily making it the largest freshwater lake in SE Asia. It’s the only river in the world that changes direction seasonally.
XEMk6 TIL Tokyo has a bar that you can have drinks with penguins.
0ddER TIL The term 'extra' as in 'Extra! Extra! Read all about it!' referred to a special paper issued outside the normal publishing schedule. It reported on important or sensational news which arrived too late for the regular edition.
epBGE TIL 80% of Elevator “Close Door” buttons are non-functional