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TIL indie musician Paz planted 5000 copies of his own album into wrapped CD cases resembling Justin Bieber’s “Believe”, down to the bar code and cover, at major retailers. Paz stated retailers made it impossible to get indie music sold there and that ‘the world won’t really miss a Bieber record’.

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WkEX9 TIL that in the middle of the Great Depression, a man placed an offer in an Ohio newspaper, saying: If you’re in trouble, write me. Many people sent him desperate letters, needing things like shoes, a coat, mercy, food, and to save their family from despair. And back came checks, under a pseudonym.
8e98K TIL that in 2003, a senior driver caused a devastating car crash in Santa Monica, CA. The 86-year-old accidentally rammed through a crowded farmers' market, killing 10 and injuring 70. The city lost at least $21 million settling resulting lawsuits.
DQ0kp TIL Jacques-Louis David, the famous artist who painted Napoleon multiple times, including his crossing of the Alps and his coronation, signed the death warrant for the first husband of Napoleon’s wife
b6ojj TIL about Royce Williams who in 1952 was engaged in a one-man dogfight with seven MiG-15s that lasted 35 minutes.
rReA1 TIL Eric Goode, the director of Tiger King, is a lifelong conservationist who protected over 65,000 acres of habitat for endangered turtles and tortoises through his his non-profit, the Turtle Conservancy.