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TIL Public news stations are legally required to play political campaign ads AS IS, even if they include libelous or blatantly false information.

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BrDnd TIL Japanese typewriters have a different kind of design then the other typewriter to accommodate 2400 Kanji characters it has a cylindrical design and typing is slow and hectic as you have to search an enter only one character from array of 2400 characters
5ZAn TIL MGMT was offered 1€ after the French UMP party used “Kids” without copyright permission. They settled for 30,000€.
VMdAm TIL that "ACHOO", the phonetic word for a sneeze, is actually an acronym for "Autosomal Cholinergic Helio-Ophtalmologic Outburst syndrome". This strange sensation is also known as a Photic Sneeze Reflex, which is the feeling you have to sneeze while looking at a bright light.
p8N7A TIL of a drug called TGN1412 that went through phase 1 clinical trials. Six men were given the drug and suffered catastrophic effects. Fever, severe pain, vomiting, multiple organ failures, swollen heads and limbs needing to be amputated.
ye5l TIL there are a total of 81 3-Michelin Star restaurants in the world. The three star rating means the guide recommends traveling to said country just to visit the restaurant.