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TIL that the Pentagon and the CIA have exercised direct editorial control over more than 2,500 films and television shows

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PAML TIL There is a camp in Georgia for children with Tourette’s Syndrome named “Camp Twitch and Shout”…
Br7je TIL "Apocalypse" (ἀποκάλυψις) is a Greek word meaning "revelation", "an unveiling or unfolding of things not previously known and which could not be known apart from the unveiling".
8kjL TIL that the chanting in Star Wars’ iconic song “Duel of the Fates” is not a gibberish alien language, but a Sanskrit translation of a medieval Welsh poem. Other chants in the Star Wars series make use of Sanskrit as well.
OdW1 TIL that Rob and Kaitlin McElhenney (Mac and Dee) from Always Sunny In Philadelphia actually own a bar in Philadelphia called Mac’s Tavern
neMEr TIL Wild turkeys see in color and have an excellent daytime vision that is three times better than a human's eyesight and covers 270 degrees.