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TIL After learning that Getty Images had been selling unauthorized licenses of her work, Carol Highsmith donated her collection of thousands of photos from all fifty states, royalty-free, to the Library of Congress

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X0jD TIL that during his reign, Pope John Paul II apologized for the conquest of Mesoamerica, the complicity in the African slave trade, the silence of Catholics during the Holocaust, and the trial of Galileo.
P11GV TIL about window taxes, an old form of property taxes, that led some owners to brick over their windows
NXwWP TIL: Slash played guitar on three of the four most expensive albums ever made, he didn't play on GnR Chinese Democracy, which is the second most expensive album ever.
VlMZ TIL That on IMDb, “This Is Spinal Tap” is rated out of 11 instead of 10.
Ogbe TIL Male porn stars only make around $40,000/year, while female porn stars can make up to $250,000/year