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TIL Witness protection in the US was instituted to protect people testifying against members of the KKK

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xN8B TIL every year Louis Vuitton burns all their left over handbags and accessories to preserve the high-class nature of the brand and it’s value
AND1w TIL James Cameron was refused permission by the Picasso Estate to use Les Demoiselles d’Avignon but he used it anyways. Its depiction in Titanic suggested the painting sank to the bottom of the ocean did not please the Picasso estate
1awBD TIL a Chinese father hired a ‘hitman’ to kill his son’s character in online games so that he would stop playing games and get himself a job.
GY5xN TIL a lake freighter launched in 1906 was in commercial service as a powered ship until 2013. The hull was then cut down to a barge and it is still active today, now in its 114th season.
YpbmZ TIL 1389 people died during a stampede brought on by free beer and pretzels. Festivities continued despite the deaths.