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TIL Laryy Lessig wrote a book about copyright and how Disney orchestrated lengthening copyright over 90 times in a century and effectively stealing you rights for published works.

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OG78L TIL a house which was illegaly expanded remained abandoned for about 25 years before it was demolished in 2018
kJVEe TIL In 2020 McDonald's in the UK was accused of cultural appropriation after it added a Jerk Chicken sandwich to the menu. Many customers pointed out no Jamaican Jerk cooking techniques were used. Instead the sandwich relied on a sauce plastered over two chicken pieces.
R5j41 TIL that the Spanish flu epidemic was especially severe in Alaska, causing 51% of all deaths there in 1918-19. It was particularly severe for the natives, which was one reason a diphtheria outbreak there in 1925 was treated as such an emergency
MxmW TIL that there are at least 22 cat statues scattered about the city of York on top of buildings and houses. They are thought to have been put in place as far back as the early 19th century. Residents personally decorate these statues and the cats are said to protect the residents of the city
loLXB TIL of Amedeo Guillet, an Italian WWII officer who led the last-ever cavalry charge against the British Army and won. The last cavalry commander in history, he died in 2010 at the age of 101.