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TIL that Jason Steele conceived Charlie the Unicorn as a gift for his mother's birthday. Steele had lost his job and most of his possessions in the wake of Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans

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KOpXG TIL a portrait by Gustav Klimt commissioned by the sitter's husband, Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, was stolen by the Nazis in 1941. In the 90s, his niece launched a successful legal campaign to have the painting returned to the family. She then sold it for $135 million, at the time a record for a painting.
EgQAp TIL that the Nintendo Power Line, a hotline I used to call in the 90s where you could get hints if you're stuck on a Nintendo game, was operational all the way to 2010 when it finally closed down
dDlxQ TIL cigarette smoking in the US went from <5% in 1900 compared to 42% in 1965
WXLo TIL that “the deepest man on earth” can dive to depths of up to 831 ft. without a breathing apparatus.
ZpA0R TIL in 1966 a group of Argentinian militants hijacked and forced a commercial flight to land in the Falkland Islands and demanded the British authorities to surrender. The hijackers are still celebrated in Argentina today.