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TIL Senator Mitch McConnell once filibustered his own bill because democrats agreed with it

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oBGAr TIL many of the scenes in "Elf" were filmed at an abandoned psychiatric hospital in Vancouver. In the 50's, Riverview Hospital was home to more than 4,000 patients. The X Files, Supernatural, Saw, Deadpool 2 and many others have filmed scenes on the site.
6Eaew TIL stars didn’t exist until 150-200 million years after the Big Bang
oBdwY TIL the quote, "History is written by the victors" is widely misattributed to Winston Churchill and that the sentiment predates him by many years. The pronouncement on the nature of history was voiced earlier by people such as Hermann Göring and the Confederate Congressman George Graham Vest.
V76G TIL North Korea has a larger population than Australia
P1JEJ TIL about buzz pollination, or sonication—a technique in which certain bees use vibrations to remove and collect pollen from flowers.