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TIL after Hitler announced the banning of all American films during the occupation of France, a theater owner reportedly screened Mr. Smith Goes to Washington continuously for 30 days.

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ypJw TIL there is an attorney in Utah who processes resignations - free of charge, in any country - for Mormons to officially leave the church.
PYvOn TIL It took more than 70 years to complete the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. Originally, the Philological Society predicted that the dictionary would take about 10 years to complete. Twenty-seven years later, the editors had successfully reached the word ant.
neJVG TIL of Latasha Harlins a 15 year old African American girl who was shot and killed by a Korean store owner in 1991. Despite being convicted the store owner received no jail time. Many people cite this case as one of the causes of the LA riots.
0d4kj TIL a clear fishing wire is attached to posts surrounding the entire perimeter of Manhattan. From 1st Street to 126th. This string is part of an Eruv, a Jewish symbolic enclosure. Many observant Jews in Manhattan rely on this string to leave the house on the Sabbath.
BrJ8K TIL that the famous Las Vegas Strip is not actually in the city of Las Vegas. It sits immediately south of the city limits and is technically located in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester, NV.