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TIL that Christmas trees can be recycled. Louisiana uses them to build shoreline fences to reduce erosion and form new marshes.

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mYO TIL that a Fantastic Four film was created in 1994 solely to secure copyright to the property, the producers never intended it for release, although the director, actors, and other participants were not informed of this fact.
ADgMn TIL After Hurricane Katrina, a group of Benedictine monks in Louisiana began selling low-cost, handmade cypress caskets. The state’s Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors issued a cease-and-desist order, claiming that only funeral homes could sell caskets. A judge ruled in favor of the monks.
e0ao6 TIL of Distributionism, an alternative to both Capitalism and Communism. Distributionists criticize the centralization of assets either under a state or private individual, and instead advocate for the redistribution of the means of production themselves, rather than the wealth they produce.
8QL8 TIL that Michael Jackson would request his wine served in diet coke cans during flights, due to being a ‘private drinker’ and not wanting his kids to see him drinking alcohol.
6V7X TIL Penn Jillette once cut his thumb open during his Vegas show while juggling broken bottles. He continued performing, bleeding all over props, a double bass, and Teller. The next day the wound was still bleeding so he had it glued shut on the air for his radio show.