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TIL that Russia gave the United States a memorial to the victims of 9/11

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nWLbW 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
rJl4 TIL that selling stolen artifacts is the 3rd most profitable wing of the black market, after drugs and weapons.
Qvde TIL 40 days and 40 nights from the Bible wasn’t literally 40 days and 40 nights - 40 was just an ancient hebrew expression used to describe a non-specific long period of time
J1jem TIL: In Michelangelo’s painting The Last Judgment Biagio da Cesena, a priest, is depicted being tortured in hell after complaining about the nudity. He complained to the pope, but he joked that his jurisdiction doesn't extend to hell
wLPJ TIL that Switzerland has no single Head of State, and instead has a seven-member executive council which serves as the Swiss collective head of state.