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TIL In many jurisdictions in the US, you cannot finalize a divorce while pregnant, and if you have a baby within 10 months of a divorce, it's assumed by law that your ex-husband is the father of t... (www.edwardspetersen.com)

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Original Title: TIL In many jurisdictions in the US, you cannot finalize a divorce while pregnant, and if you have a baby within 10 months of a divorce, it's assumed by law that your ex-husband is the father of the baby.

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TIL that several Congressional investigations have found no evidence to believe that any American prisoners were held in southeast Asia after the end of the Vietnam war (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that like most British colonies, Canada used to drive on the left side of the road. They abondonded this in the 1920s to facilitate traffic to and from the United States (www.history.com)

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TIL that Stalin didn't like constructivist architecture and under his rule cheap mass-produced buildings were de facto banned from being built in large cities, which instead were filled with grand... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL that Stalin didn't like constructivist architecture and under his rule cheap mass-produced buildings were de facto banned from being built in large cities, which instead were filled with grandiose buildings with detailed façades and labour intensive masonry.

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TIL that Wimbledon umpires learn a vast array of swear words in many different languages in order to flag ,and subsequently fine, any athlete to break the no swearing rule. (www.grunge.com)

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TIL Black History Month is thought to be celebrated in February because Abraham Lincoln's birthday was Feb. 12 and Frederick Douglass celebrated his birthday on Feb. 14 (www.npr.org)

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TIL of the Wicked Bible (circa 1631) - called such because of a typo omitting the word "not" from the commandment "thou shall NOT commit adultery." Also, in Deuteronomy 5:24, “God’s greatness” is ... (www.ripleys.com)

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Original Title: TIL of the Wicked Bible (circa 1631) - called such because of a typo omitting the word "not" from the commandment "thou shall NOT commit adultery." Also, in Deuteronomy 5:24, “God’s greatness” is typoed with “God’s great arse.”

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TIL: That during the 1936 Olympics, two Japanese pole-vaulters tied for second place. Instead of competing again, they cut the silver and bronze medals in half upon returning home and fused the tw... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL: That during the 1936 Olympics, two Japanese pole-vaulters tied for second place. Instead of competing again, they cut the silver and bronze medals in half upon returning home and fused the two different halves together so that each of them had a half-silver and half-bronze medal.

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TIL the world record for most parachute jumps in a 24-hour period is 640 set by Jay Stokes in 2006. (www.guinnessworldrecords.com)

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TIL: That Christine McVie wrote the song "Songbird" in just half an hour at around midnight, but didn't have anyone around to record it. To ensure she did not forget the chord structure and melody... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL: That Christine McVie wrote the song "Songbird" in just half an hour at around midnight, but didn't have anyone around to record it. To ensure she did not forget the chord structure and melody, McVie remained awake the entire night and played the song for producer Ken Caillat the next morning.

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TIL for American food labeling, 1 fl oz=30 ml EXACTLY, and the related units cup=240ml, teaspoon=5ml, tablespoon=15ml, are also perfectly round numbers in metric. "Weight" ounces, though, are exac... (www.fda.gov)

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Original Title: TIL for American food labeling, 1 fl oz=30 ml EXACTLY, and the related units cup=240ml, teaspoon=5ml, tablespoon=15ml, are also perfectly round numbers in metric. "Weight" ounces, though, are exactly 28g.

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TIL that spiny dogfishes' spines control their swimming rather than their brains, allowing them to sleep while swimming. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL despite committing suicide in 1945, Adolf Hitler was not issued a death certificate until 1956, after a lengthy investigation to collect testimony from 42 witnesses. Hitler's death was entered... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL despite committing suicide in 1945, Adolf Hitler was not issued a death certificate until 1956, after a lengthy investigation to collect testimony from 42 witnesses. Hitler's death was entered as an assumption of death based on this testimony.

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TIL until 2001 workers at Disneyland had to wear "communal underwear" while in character because normal undies would bunch up and become visible. After several outbreaks of pubic lice, the perform... (www.latimes.com)

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Original Title: TIL until 2001 workers at Disneyland had to wear "communal underwear" while in character because normal undies would bunch up and become visible. After several outbreaks of pubic lice, the performers got the Teamsters Union involved and Disney finally agreed to employees wearing their own underpants

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TIL the puppet of Hoggle used in the film Labyrinth went missing, and is now no longer owned by the Henson estate but by the Unclaimed Baggage Centre in Alabama (screenrant.com)

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TIL The US has been at war 225 out of 243 years since 1776 (transnational.live)

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TIL that lots of famous artists have died in plane crashes, including Glenn Miller when his military plane fell from the sky, Buddy Holly while on an airplane, Patsy Cline who's manager flew in ba... (americansongwriter.com)

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Original Title: TIL that lots of famous artists have died in plane crashes, including Glenn Miller when his military plane fell from the sky, Buddy Holly while on an airplane, Patsy Cline who's manager flew in bad weather and John Denver who piloted a home-built aircraft he had recently purchased.

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TIL that Frank Zappa intended his 1982 song “Valley Girl” to be a mocking satire of California’s teen culture, but ironically, the song’s success instead popularized the “valley girl” accent natio... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL that Frank Zappa intended his 1982 song “Valley Girl” to be a mocking satire of California’s teen culture, but ironically, the song’s success instead popularized the “valley girl” accent nationwide. So much so, that a film titled “Valley Girl” was released a year later.

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TIL January 1, 1983 is considered the official birthday of the Internet. Prior to this, the various computer networks did not have a standard way to communicate with each other. A new communicatio... (www.usg.edu)

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Original Title: TIL January 1, 1983 is considered the official birthday of the Internet. Prior to this, the various computer networks did not have a standard way to communicate with each other. A new communications protocol was established called Transfer Control Protocol/Internetwork Protocol (TCP/IP).

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TIL that the most recent bubonic plague pandemic lasted from 1855 to 1960, killing 15 million people worldwide. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL about the Bitch Wars: gulag prisoners who’d helped fight the Nazis in WW2 vs those who’d refused (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that in 2011, 200 paper planes were launched from a weather balloon 23 miles above Germany. The planes were designed to maintain stable flight in gusts up to 100 mph. They were found across Eu... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL that in 2011, 200 paper planes were launched from a weather balloon 23 miles above Germany. The planes were designed to maintain stable flight in gusts up to 100 mph. They were found across Europe, North America, and even Australia.

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[TIL] The longest boxing fight ever was 7+ hours long, and it lasted for 108 rounds. It ended in a no contest. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL Arthur Uther Pendragon, born John Timothy Rothwell, became convinced that he was the reincarnation of the mythical king after reading a book. He became a druid and formed the Loyal Arthurian W... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL Arthur Uther Pendragon, born John Timothy Rothwell, became convinced that he was the reincarnation of the mythical king after reading a book. He became a druid and formed the Loyal Arthurian Warband, a Druidic group focusing on environmentalism.

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TIL The Irish Supreme Court doesn't classify Subway bread as bread, but instead as cake because of its sugar content (blogs.loc.gov)

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