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TIL that Canadian sci-fi author Peter Watts made his book Blindsight available under a Creative Commons license which tripled its sales

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LRpV TIL Christian Bale’s stepmother, Gloria Steinham, was a feminist who protested the 1991 publication of the novel, American Psycho, due to its portrayal of violence toward women. In 2000, Bale went on to star as the title character of the novel’s film adaption.
OKea TIL In WW2, The Allies estimated German average monthly tank production using statistical analysis of their serial numbers. They were off by one.
6RbJ TIL a man walked onto an unlocked National Guard armory, started a tank with push-button ignition (no key required), and drove it through a San Diego neighborhood for 25 minutes.
w6eM TIL the Confederate Battle Flag was first flown above the South Carolina State House in 1962 in defiance of the Civil Rights Movement
8a10P TIL that the Kodak company manufactured hand grenades in the later years of WWII, and they were even used in the invasion of Normandy. The stock remaining after WWII was ordered to be destroyed because the grenades would explode prematurely, injuring American soldiers.