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TIL That 'Animal House' was able to film at the University of Oregon largely because the University's President had previously refused to allow 'The Graduate' to film there due to "lack of artistic merit".

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1ae88 TIL that in Europe in the 1700s, high heeled shoes were seen as a sign of upper-class status, and their length was regulated by authorities - ½ inch for commoners, 1 inch for the bourgeois, 1 and ½ inches for knights, 2 inches for nobles, and 2 and ½ inches for princes
NXG1P TIL, Easter rarely occurs on April 24th and 25th, with gaps between of 90 years or more between occurrences. Latest possible Easter Day is 25 April, as in the years 1886, 1943 and 2038. You can born on Easter Sunday, but never have another birthday on Easter in 90 plus years.
Brymr TIL that Elizabeth I spent her reigning summers travelling with an entire royal entourage of 400-600 horse drawn carts. They travelled slowly, an average of 10-12 miles a day. Her visits to houses incurred significant expenses for the host, thus they weren’t always happy to have her stay.
RZ84 TIL That the ACT and College Board (SAT) sell student information, netting these companies millions of dollars each year.
EgBkp TIL about James Knight, an arctic explorer that disappeared during a 1719 attempt to find the Northwest Passage with a crew of 40 men. They became wrecked at Marble Island and slowly perished over the following three years, with the last men seen dying while digging a grave.