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XEa7r TIL about the scandal involving "Tri-State Crematory" in Georgia. In 2002, it was revealed that the owner would just dump the corpses all over his ranch instead of cremating them. Investigators found over 300 decomposing bodies on his property.
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.
QPoe TIL the Paraguayan War (1864-70) was proportionally the most devastating war in modern history; it left Paraguay with less than 15% of its prewar population and with a 1:4 male to female ratio!
J1AW8 TIL that Schwarzenegger and DeVito agreed with the studio to take 20% of the film's box office returns instead of their usual salaries for 'Twins'. This resulted in them receiving the biggest paychecks of their film careers, as the movie made $216 million worldwide.
4X0Dw TIL BerkShares are an alt-currency in the United States designed and issued for the Berkshire region of Massachusetts with the purpose of fostering local economic growth. Residents purchase them at 95 cents (USD) per BerkShare and around 400 businesses in the area accept them.