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TIL There is a bill aimed to protect Texans who record cops.

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6pWl TIL In c. 552 two Christian monks, after learning Chinese silkworm cultivation, smuggled silkworm eggs on behalf of Byzantine emperor Justinian, resulting in the Empire’s monopoly over the European silk market and forming the foundations of its economy for the next 650 years (until its demise).
9Yg0m TIL before the United States had an established name there was an early movement to call the country "Fredonia" after the word Freedom. Citizens would be called Fredes or Fredish. The name lost ground after it became a common form of mocking political opponents.
p4yA TIL George Takei once called for peace between Star Wars and Star Trek fans to unite against Twilight fans
m1GgP TIL of Yhprum's law, the opposite of Murphy's law, stating that "everything that can work, will work." "Yhprum" is "Murphy", spelled backwards.
78JeL TIL Since it’s discovery in 1930 Pluto has yet to orbit the sun and won’t until 2178.