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TIL Mikhail Kalashnikov, creator of the AK-47, regretted its deadly legacy and feared he was responsible for millions of deaths.

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4X966 TIL Ice-T’s album "Rhyme Pays" was the first rap album to carry a Parental Advisory label, three years before the RIAA started putting the Parental Advisory sticker on albums.
b9a79 TIL Kim Kardashian sued Old Navy claiming the use of Canadian actress Melissa Molinaro violated her publicity rights by using a lookalike in an ad. Old Navy countered that the actress was famous in her own right and the case was settled out of court.
jBRX TIL that Disney uses Touchstone Pictures to release films with more darker tones that wouldn’t be suitable for the Disney brand name.
XEdBE TIL the shells of loggerhead sea turtles provide a rare hard surface in the open ocean - allowing a whole ecosystem of barnacles, amphipods, and crabs to live upon them!
Y77yv TIL in the movie Fight Club there is a Starbucks coffee cup in almost every scene, Fincher’s use of the cups is closely linked to the films anti consumerism.