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TIL in 2007, Stephanie Lenz posted a YouTube video of her children dancing to “Let’s Go Crazy.” Universal sent YouTube a takedown notice, claiming it violated copyright. The court ruled that copyright holders must consider fair use before issuing takedown notices for content posted on the internet.

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d8Ojd TIL frozen pipes burst not because ice expands through the wall of the pipe, but because the expanding ice compresses water downpipe, building pressure until it bursts
7MxZ TIL that while a Canadian Mafia boss was incarcerated his father,son,brother in law and close associate were all murdered. Upon his release he orchestrated the deaths of 11 people in retaliation and evaded both injury and re incarceration before dying of cancer.
j6jaX TIL I learned that the the town of Boring (Oregon, US) established relationship with village of Dull (Scotland, UK) in 2012; the following year they were joined with the Shire of Bland (New South Wales, AU) to form the League of Extraordinary Communities.
4kmbw TIL Megabats have a wingspan of up to 5 feet (1.5 meters)
BKk TIL that Voldemort was 71 years old when he died in Harry Potter.