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TIL British band The KLF once burned their last £1 million in the name of performance art before leaving the music industry for good.

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4X57w TIL East Germany produced almost unbreakable "superfest" drinking glasses in order to not waste resources. After reunification production was shut down as no manufacturer had any interest in the technology, or in a product which would “slow down” sales
4XJQX TIL Mark Hoppus came up with the distinctive riff for the song 'Dammit' by playing around with an acoustic guitar that was missing two strings.
Mee78 TIL in the 1930s, people were convinced to use their savings to raise and sell frogs. Problem was, no-one wanted to buy frogs.
4kdog TIL while not enforced, Alabama still had a law disallowing interracial marriages until the year 2000, but don't worry, marrying your first cousin was always perfectly legal
X0Alj TIL American silent film actress Martha Mansfield died at age 24 when a carelessly tossed match lit her costume on fire. It was never determined who threw the match.