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TIL The UK's Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988 has a special provision for Peter Pan

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nml7 TIL Barbie can’t hold down a job. Her 126th job was Computer Engineer in 2010. I went to the Mattel site and she is currently a dolphin trainer.
GYdgE TIL Boxing trainer Cus D'Amato was criticised for being a proponent for the peek-a-boo style of boxing; it was believed that an efficient attack could not be launched from it. He coached Mike Tyson later in his career in this exact style, who would become the youngest world heavyweight titleholder.
V96m TIL millionaire Michael O'Leary, created his own taxicab company with just one cab so he can legally use the bus lanes.
XER16 TIL that Mozart was among the top income earners of society back in his day and lived lavishly, earning about 10,000 florins/yr vs 25 fl/yr for laborers and ~500 for some in the upper class. He was also not buried in a pauper’s grave, just that only Aristocrats were allowed to have private burials.
7rgGM TIL People generally become love addicts due to a past history of abandonment from their primary caregivers. Adult love addicts usually recognized as children that their most precious needs for validation, love and connection with one or both parents were not met. This affects their self-esteem