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TIL that in order to get around the constitutional limits on copyright the MPAA president proposed to make it last “forever minus one day”

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yQlPe TIL "Libations," the practice of pouring out alcohol in memory of those who have "passed on" was common in Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. "Pouring one out for the homies" is a custom over 3,000 years old and is mentioned in the Bible, the The Iliad, and The Odyssey.
NXwkN TIL the earliest source that stated December 25 as Christmas Day was based on the assumption that the conception of Jesus Christ took place at the Spring Equinox, or March 25, so his birth had to take place nine months after, on December 25.
NXY0b TIL that the world's longest golf course is 1365km long. Nullarbor Links is an18-hole par 72 golf course with one hole in each participating town or roadhouse along the Eyre Highway, from Kalgoorlie in Western Australia to Ceduna in South Australia.
xVvaD TIL Scientists can read ancient sealed documents and book without opening them
4XYZR TIL After the collapse of the Soviet Union; over 50% of the nuclear fuel used in America reactors from 1993-2013 came from demilitarized Soviet-era nukes in Russia. The program was called "Megatons to Megawatts" and over 20,000+ warheads were purchased