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TIL the author of The Witcher sold the rights to his works to CD Projekt Red for a lump sum of $9,350, as he didn’t think the franchise would be successful. After the video game series became a success, he sued for $16.1 million.

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XQgk TIL No one was burned at the stake for witchcraft in Salem. They were all hanged, with the exception of Giles Corey who was pressed to death over the course of two days
kO1GE TIL Lady Godiva, a medieval noblewoman made a deal with her husband to ride through town on horse, naked, in exchange for lower public taxes. She did, but told everyone to look away. One man … Tom … took a peek and was then struck blind. This is the origin of the term “Peeping Tom”
N5R1 TIL that a black police officer faced charges for not investigating racial taunts against himself.
1aB4P TIL of the Somerton Man Mystery, a case in which a man was found dead on an Australian beach, with a piece of paper that lead to a book with indentations of a ciphered text. Cause of death unknown, and despite international assistance, he was never identified.
K0JE TIL The guy that plays Mr. Blue in Reservoir Dogs(Edward Bunker) is a an actual robber. He was at one point on the FBI 10 most wanted list. He was also the youngest ever inmate at San Quentin State Prison.