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TIL a man in Detroit bought a house next to his ex wife’s just to erect a giant middle finger statue for her to see everyday.

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WkBvY Today I learned there is an ethnic group in Myanmar known as the "Karen People".
OoY1R TIL a brand name becoming 'genericized' can lead to the creator losing copyright. For this reason, companies desperately try to avoid their product names becoming the generic term for an item like Band-Aid or Photoshopped.
NXr1E TIL in 2009, popular brazilian crime show host ‘wallace souza’ was charged with hiring hitmen for murders in order to be the first on the scene to boost ratings. he was linked to 5 cases and died before trial.
nW7rB TIL Bees only poop in perfact weather. They will hold for months if needed.
QNd46 TIL that comparatively few libel suits in the United States are successful.