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TIL Harry Truman was once a member of the KKK

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B08d TIL that Facebook and Instagram have an irrevocable, unlimited license to sell your photos, location, personal details and metadata - that’s everything you share on their services. Sharing your professional photographs means that you’re not the sole OWNER of the photo; they can sell it too.
jNNgR TIL there is a show on The History Channel called "Ice road truckers".
Wkjg8 TIL that British troops never simply marched straight into gunfire at the battle of the Somme. Instead, the reason for the staggering casualties was due to strategic blunders, the concentrated battlefield, and the preparedness of the German forces.
R57Dj TIL in 1881 Listerine mouthwash distributor agreed to pay royalties to it's inventor and still pays his family, for some 141 years for now
p8VN TIL that Stan Lee who worked for Marvel as a writer for hire sued Marvel because he was hurt by Marvel Comics’ decision to keep profits from him over his 60 years with the company.