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TIL Mickey Mouse becomes public domain on January 1, 2024.

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loXXV TIL in 1995 a Nigerian fraudster sold a non-existent airport to a Brazilian bank for $242 million dollars.
epP0L TIL Laverne's & Shirley's "schlemiel and schlimazel" are real words with real meanings
X0vBj TIL in 2019 a pair of knickers from Hitler's wife Eva Braun sold for £3,700
R5859 TIL ye dats wat al da homies talk bout mane neva losin dat drip git ma sel dat gud mind ya vibin ay yo ma G don play mane gotta live dat OG life tellin ya ma boi dis gucci mane wit al dem bruddaz in da hood talk dat flo dog hol tigh fo dat high yall wish fo jus gettin deez nutz
N74v8 TIL Marketing to children, such as commercials and toys based off kids shows, was illegal in the United States until Ronald Reagan took office. He changed that law, which started the “Dark Ages of Animation.” This lasted until 1991, when Nickelodeon changed to focus on animators and storytelling