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TIL that corpses can grow vivianite crystals in the right conditions

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D1R8r Today I learned about Richard Overton, who in 1991 sued Anheuser-Busch (a liquor producer) for $10,000 because he wasn't getting more attractive women to like him after drinking beer, as he was shown in one of their ads.
yg5X TIL that there’s a Canadian clothing company that plants 10 trees for every piece of clothing it sells.
O8ge TIL that in Latin, the word for a “woman that earns” also means “prostitute”.
OGkJ4 TIL that Pink Floyd’s The Wall is designed as an endless loop. The final track, “Outside the Wall,” ends with “Isn’t this where...”, and the album starts with “... we came in?” continuing the last song’s melody, highlighting the cyclical theme of Water’s concept.
YXLG TIL “Killing in the Name” by Rage Against the Machine was a#1 hit in the UK …. in December 2009