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TIL Pinkerton detective agency, the main antagonists is Red Dead redemption 2, are a real company founded in 1850 that still exists today, and they tried to sue Rockstar games for copyright infringement for using their name. Companies like Amazon and Starbucks have used Pinkerton for union busting

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mVMv TIL Sesame Street in Nigeria has a version of Cookie Monster named Zobi the Yam Monster. Since not many Nigerian children have access to cookies, the producers decided to give Zobi an insatiable craving for one of the country’s staple foods. He often shouts out, “Me eat yam!”
E1w1p TIL "It's a Small World" song, which is frequently played at its headline attraction at Disney theme parks, is the only Disney song not copyrighted due to the request by UNICEF. The song was played at the 1964 NYC World's Fair as a salute to UNICEF and is seen as a gift to children around the world.
b9glZ TIL lionfish are an invasive species in the Atlantic and are detrimental to native fish stocks because of how fast they can breed. Scientists have traced their DNA back to a few sources that they think were "set free" by aquarium owners in the 80's
b6j77 TIL In 1315 the republic of Florence abolished direct taxation, which was perceived as oppressive. The city was funded instead by indirect taxes, like tariffs and consumption taxes but also adopted a measure of forced loans: wealthier citizens were forced to buy low interest government bonds
GYmM4 TIL Ted Cruz former presidential candidate was born to a Cuban father and American mother in Calgary, Canada