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TIL that after Salvador Dali expressed support for Spanish dictator Franco's regime, Pablo Picasso refused to mention Dali's name or acknowledge his existence for the rest of his life

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W7pYB TIL that after Preston Mutanga recreated the trailer for "Spider-Man:Across the Spider-Verse” shot for shot with Lego style animation, the studio was so impressed they reached out. He animated the Lego sequence in the final film despite being 14 years old at the time only after finishing schoolwork
Edpx TIL a German landlord evicted a tenant after they spead Surströmming (fermented fish) brine on the stairs. The tenant sued, but the court ruled in favor of the landlord when he opened a can of Surströmming in the courtroom.
lPB TIL - In 526 AD there was a world-wide dust cloud that blocked out the sun for a FULL YEAR, resulting in widespread famine and disease. >80% of Scandinavia and parts of China starved to death, 30% of Europe died in epidemics, and empires fell. No one knows the cause.
a7MA TIL the cars that were given away by Oprah cost the recipients up to $7,000 due to the fact they were marketed as a prize instead of a gift (the latter is not taxed). Many had to forfeit their prize or sell it if they could not afford their “free car”.
ne4Db TIL when the baby falls sick, mother being so close to the baby also catches the same infection, mother’s body having a relatively mature immune system produces the antibodies against the infection which are then transferred from mother’s body to the baby through breastfeeding.