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TIL that in 1993, NFL shifted Super Bowl XXX from Arizona after residents there voted against recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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rNJj4 TIL that the old testament was not written with the same hebrew alphabet that is used today. It was written using the paleo-hebrew alphabet.
vJar TIL Polar bears are invisible to night-vision goggles.
KrZw TIL that when Douglas Adams was writing Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, he created the Infinite Improbability Drive whenever he had no clue how to rescue Arthur and Ford when they were shot into space.
LkdyQ TIL The classic scene in Wayne's World where Garth dances to Jimi Hendrix - 'Foxy Lady' in the diner was improvised. Director: Myers & Carvey were always trying to one-up each other. The dance was not in the script. Just a zoom on Garth's face was planned, but Carvey says, “How about if I do this?”
Om7X TIL Christopher Lee read “The Lord of the Rings” once a year until his death in 2015 and had done so since the year it was published, and is the only member of the cast and crew ever to have met J.R.R. Tolkien.