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TIL about KEO. A time capsule that will be launched into space and return in 50,000 years! It has enough space for everyone on the planet to submit a 4 page letter about themselves, it’s completely uncensored and free. [More information in the comments]

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VMNDD TIL Phil Collins sang the songs for "Disney's Tarzn" fully in german for the german synchronization.
xV1JD TIL a lawyer was hired for a traffic case. Instead of sitting his client at the witness table, he dressed another lawyer to look like the client. When the only witness (a policeman) was asked to point to the defendant in the room he pointed to the fake client. The real defendant was found not guilty
5Y1D TIL Natalie Portman helped with the writing of “The Social Network” by providing inside information about the social life at Harvard because she was a Harvard student at the time Facebook first appeared there. The lines “Who was the movie star?”, “Does it matter?” in the movie refers to her.
OGDR7 TIL Humans kill somewhere between 100 & 273 million sharks annually . Most are slaughtered exclusively for their fins to make a soup that is unhealthy—the tissue contains high levels of methylmercury. Population declines since the 1970s: blacktip = 93%, tiger = 97%, bull/dusky/hammerhead = 98%.
BrP7d TIL that graffiti artist Banksy sought to trademark his image of a protester throwing flowers. The trademark office denied it on the grounds of him having no interest in selling his work. In the ruling they used a quote from one of Banksy's books: "copyright is for losers"