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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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M0km TIL in 1942 a RAF pilot dropped a huge French flag on the Arc de Triomphe in occupied Paris then raked the Gestapo’s hedquarters with 20mm shells.
0d9Vy TIL a priceless Roman marble bust was sold at a Texas Goodwill for $35
E1N0P TIL: Mara Wilson in Matilda was embarrassed about dancing on her own during the cereal scene, so Danny DeVito made everyone in the studio dance with her when filming.
AkZB TIL when asked what it was like to be in a coma, Evel Knievel replied “How the hell should I know, I was in a coma.”
9YvXr TIL: McDonald's used to have a mascot named Captain Crook who stole Filet-O-Fish sandwiches, as opposed to the Hamburglar's hamburger thievery.