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TIL in 1988, the experimental group Negativland put out a press release claiming their tour was cancelled due to their music being linked with David Brom's axe murder of his family. In reality, the cancellation was due to lack of funds. This did not, however, stop news reporters taking up the story.

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p8kKp TIL about "In Living Color", a sketch comedy show created by the Wayans brothers that aired from 1990 to 1994 where most of the cast was black, and where Jim Carrey, Jammie Foxx, Jennifer Lopez, and many other famous comedians got their big break.
nWPao TIL Harold Butler, the founder of Denny’s, once tried to buy Caesar’s Palace but was accused of secretly offering shareholders illegal deals. The failed bid tanked Denny’s stock, wiping out his $80M fortune. He sold for just $3M and eventually retired to Mexico.
N7M0N TIL that the construction of Brandenburg, the new airport in Berlin, is so behind schedule they will have to scrap 750 display screens which are now at the end of their life having being switched on for six years. Not a single flight has yet left the airport, and it may not open until beyond 2020.
5LKk TIL the US flew nearly 40 billion dollars to Iraq in shrink-wrapped $100 bills, then distributed the cash with no accounting for where it ended up
d8OQ9 TIL In 1972, eight people at a dinner party snorted lines of powdered LSD thinking it was cocaine. After 10 minutes, five of them were comatose, but all recovered after 12 hours with no ill effects.