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TIL the reason behind the missing holes in IKEA's duvet covers. In Scandinavia we always have holes in the corners of our duvet covers, since it makes it easier to make the bed. Apparently IKEA had to remove this since so many customers in other countries thought it was torn and complained about it.

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d8OPQ TIL David “Gypsy” Chain, a 24 year old environmental activist who protested against logging of redwood trees. He was killed by a falling tree intentionally chopped down by a logger. Despite evidence of the logger threatening to kill the protestors, the district attorney didn’t press any charges.
E1moo TIL: During the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese Naval Command prioritized destroying Battleships over Carriers. The operational commander, Minoru Genda, defied those orders and assigned more planes per Carrier than planes per Battleship, in spite of carriers being lightly armored and easier to sink
vRjr TIL in 2002, Sega’s president donated all ~$695 million of his own company stock to save Sega from going bankrupt due to the Dreamcast; he died shortly afterwards.
Wo74 TIL the name Vanessa was invented by writer Jonathan Swift in 1713 as a nickname for his lover Esther Vanhomrigh.
8aXbZ TIL of Robert Hubert, who was accused of causing the Great Fire of London. He declared that he had thrown a grenade through a window into the bakery where it had started. Yet, he hadn’t been in England, the bakery didn’t have any windows, and he was a cripple. He was still executed.