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TIL White Star Line billed the families for uniforms of staff who died on the Titanic

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woPK6 TIL that one of the most infamous Goya's Black Paintings titled "The Dog" is theorized to actually depicts a dog drowning. Apparently it was done when Goya was in his 70's when he was in mental and physical distress. It is thought that this painting portrays the idea of inevitability of death.
rE41 TIL After numerous complaints about the sometimes vicious creatures, New York City authorities finally banned organ grinders’ monkeys from the streets in 1887.
0Pgj TIL early in American football, one coach had football-shaped leather patches sewn onto his team’s jerseys creating the illusion of a field full of ball carriers. When this trick was tried against Harvard, they countered by painting all the balls crimson, making them invisible against their jerseys
rNbAe TIL most hairless dog breeds are caused by intentional selection of the genetic disorder 'ectodermal dysplasia'. This disorder causes one in every four puppies (of two hairless parents) to die in the womb.
kOv7W TIL the Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) of 1998 expires on New Years Day, 2019, finally allowing works to become part of public domain, starting with works published in 1923.