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TIL Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche was one of only 3 black passengers aboard the Titanic; the other 2 being his young daughters.

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xVBGB TIL At Andrew Jackson's funeral in 1845, his pet parrot had to be removed because it was swearing loudly.
D1r6e TIL When Toyota debuted its Lexus LS400 model, two drivers reported a minor issue and Toyota recalled every one of the 8000 cars sold. They sent a dealer to pick up the car and leave a loaner car free of charge. The car was returned repaired, washed, detailed, with a full tank of gas and a gift.
KOQba TIL Peter Benchley regretted writing JAWS. Later in life, he became an ocean activist and wrote books advocating shark conservation.
RJG9 TIL that the highest paid CEO in the U.S. was John Hammergren of McKesson Corp in 2011, in excess of $700 million. At a company annual meeting in 2013, an employee asked for wages increases and was fired 4 months later.
JYGQv TIL the subject of "Christina's World," one of the best-known American paintings of the middle 20th century, was Anna Christina Olson. The artist was inspired after observing her crawling across a field, which was due to her medical conditions- Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease, a genetic polyneuropathy.