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TIL when child actor Jackie Coogan turned 18, he found out that all his money ($68 million) had been spent by his mother who argued that that every dollar a child makes before the age of 21 belongs to his parents. Coogan’s law was then passed to protect child actors.

OoZw7 TIL BBC journalists requested an interview with Facebook because they weren't removing child abuse photos. Facebook asked to be sent the photos as proof. When journalists sent the photos, Facebook reported the them to the police because distributing child abuse imagery is illegal.
6Oa7 TIL of Lafayette, a Frenchman from the revolutionary war who later toasted “to the perpetual union of the united states. it has always served us in times of storm. one day it will save the world”. American troops sent to France in world war 1 visited the grave and said “Lafayette, we are here”
GY61G TIL that people live inside the Grand Canyon. Supai Village, the capital of the Havasupai Indian Reservation, boasts a population of a couple of hundred residents, is considered the most remote community in the continental US, and is the only place where mail is delivered and carried out by mule.
GYDdG TIL There was a poll in 2005 to determine the best "dream" supergroup asking people to vote for the best singer, the best guitarist, the best bassist, and the best drummer of all time. Each member of Led Zeppelin won their respective categories, making them the greatest ''fantasy supergroup'' band.
rNkM4 TIL a skydiver had a seizure while 9,000 feet in the air and was saved by his instructor pulling his ripcord