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TIL The Mini Cooper was designed by a Greek car designer, Alec Issigonis

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JAMk TIL - Percy Foreman, a lawyer who defended James Earl Ray, handled 1500 death penalty cases. He lost only 53, and only one of his clients was executed.
Vr0k TIL The Navy contacted the Village People to use “In the Navy” in an advertising campaign for television and radio. They gave the rights to the song for free on the condition that the Navy help them shoot the music video. The Navy provided them with a warship, several aircraft, and plenty of seamen
71MM TIL: Alaska has the highest rape rate in the U.S… 80 rapes per 100k.
kOMm7 TIL, before recordings were available, music stores employed song pluggers. These people were pianists or singers that would play any song on request so patrons could have a preview before buying the sheet music.
GYdmE TIL the My Lai Massacre committed by US soldiers was covered up until another soldier who had heard reports of the massacre began a campaign to bring the events to light. He didn't receive a response after writing to the government and finally gave an interview to the journalist to break the story.