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TIL that sugar was marketed as a diet aid in the 1970s.

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D1dvP TIL that NO books, music, films or other copyrighted materials have entered the public domain in the US for 20+ years. That changes January 1st, 2019 -- all works 1st published in the US in 1923 will enter the public domain. It's been 21 years since the last mass expiration of copyright in the U.S.
xZo1 TIL we are now experiencing one of the largest coral bleaching event on record, due to the current, intense, El Niño conditions. Bleaching occurs when the corals expel the algae that live in their tissues because of extreme sea temperatures, causing large swaths of reef to die.
R7lP1 TIL about Greg Nemitz, a man which claimed onwnership about the asteroid 433 EROS in 1993 and then when NASA landed a probe on the same asteroid he sent a bill of 20 dollars to NASA about parking on his property.
0w54R TIL Ray Chapman is the only Major League Baseball player to die during a game. He was hit in the head by a pitch thrown by Yankees pitcher Carl Mays. It led to Major League Baseball banning the spit ball.
88MV TIL there is a man who has defused over 10,000 land-mines without pay.