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TIL fedoras were originally a fashionable piece of clothing for women’s rights activists

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X9Ej TIL Eduardo Chibas, pre-revolution Cuban politician, shot himself dead on-air during his weekly radio show as a protest against the corrupt government. He didn’t realise his allotted time was only 25 minutes, and the gesture ended up happening during an advert break instead.
QJ0np TIL 5 puppies died during the filming of Snow Buddies due to virus in the cold weather of British Columbia
grVb4 TIL AOL Time Warner lost $98.7 billion in 2002, still the worst annual loss in corporate history
wVNJ TIL Angela from Family Guy is voiced by Carrie Fisher, AKA Princess Leia
jxej TIL that the Tunicate (sea squirt), once finding a suitable rock, will attach itself for life. At this point, it eats its own brain, deciding that it no longer needs it.