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TIL Legendary baseball player Ted Williams was future Astronaut John Glenn's Wingman during the Korean War

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wLnB8 TIL: AEG Live, the owners and operators of Coachella Music Festival attempted to profit off of Michael Jackson's death by offering fan's 'Souvenior Tickets' in leiu of a refund to tickets to the 'This Is It' tour, which was interrupted by Jackson's death.
N4YJ TIL that the UK banned a disabled man’s wheelchair because it is technically a tank
jN0Gj TIL America's tipping culture came from Europe in the 1850s, but it was so unpopular that it was made illegal in 6 states, and the anti-tipping movement spread back to Europe, decimating tipping in Europe to what it is today. Meanwhile the opposite happened in America, tipping was gradually accepted
grLKy TIL that echidnas lay eggs. They’re genetically close to platypus.
kJoP4 TIL Canadian artist Michael Snow sued the Toronto Eaton Centre mall in 1982 after they put Christmas bows on an art installation of flying geese which he had sculptured. This led to a landmark court case, and a leading Canadian decision on artists moral rights. Snow ultimately ended up winning.