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TIL that because copyrights cannot be infinite, Jack Valenti of the MPAA wanted copyrights extended to “forever less a day”

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JOGv TIL that a man who was kept in a state mental hospital against his will for 15 years sued the state for loss of liberty. His case went all the way to the Supreme Court and marked the beginning of deinstitutionalization of mental asylums in the U.S.
Z96B TIL that Tim Duncan is an avid fan of Dungeons and Dragons and wanted to be called “Merlin” when he first got into the league
1EEW TIL that a day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus
EgMVw TIL The world’s largest grand piano was built by a 15-year-old in New Zealand.
rNMJx TIL In the 1980s Ronald Graham offered a $100 prize for the solution to the Boolean Pythagorean triples problem. The $100 was awarded to Marijn Heule in 2018.