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TIL that John Fogetry of Creedence Clear Water Revival was sued for copyrighting himself. The Supreme Court of the US ruled that a person cannot in fact plagiarize themselves

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7r1rO TIL in the Czech Republic there are remains of huts made from mammoth bones
VMxvG TIL that in 2017, a Michigan woman was convicted of murdering her husband after the couple's parrot mimicked the argument that lead to the fatal shooting. The parrot, apparently traumatized by the incident, repeatedly called out in the victim's voice, "Don't fucking shoot!"
GYeaQ Juno has returned another photo that looks like a painting.
GGaQ TIL bluesman R. L. Burnside once killed a man at a dice game. When asked about the incident, he said: “I didn’t mean to kill nobody. I just meant to shoot the sonofabitch in the head and two times in the chest. Him dying was between him and the Lord.”
oRp1r TIL the Notre Dame fire disaster was made worse because a guard was sent to investigate, but to the wrong location where he found no fire. The alarm system was not designed to automatically notify the fire brigade