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TIL: Payless, a brand known for budget-friendly shoes, opened a fake pop-up store called "Palessi" in a Los Angeles mall and invited people to the grand opening. The store was stocked with Payless shoes in disguise. One shopper spent $640 for a pair of boots.

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v1n64 TIL that under Kim Il-Sung in 1956, North Korea adopted a national policy of self sufficiency named 'Juche'. By the end of his term North Korea had it's own textile industry built around a locally sourced material named Vinylon and had one of the lowest petroleum dependency rates globally.
DJJP TIL in 2014, a new species of vine was discovered in Chile that can mimic the leaves of many different host trees. It can change the size, shape, color, orientation, and even the vein patterns of its leaves to match the surrounding foliage. It’s the only known plant that can do this.
e5ML TIL a tombstone dating to 1342AD was found in Eastern China of a woman named “Katarina Vilioni”, sister of Antonio and daughter of Domenico. This suggests a thriving Italian community in 14th century China
696ZY TIL a film director who faced a two-year prison sentence for animal cruelty in his movie was exonerated after props made by special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi were exhibited in the courtroom. Rambaldi went on to win three Oscars for his work in King Kong, Alien and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
WkOAA TIL California has mandated all new homes to be energy neutral which is the equivalent of LEED Zero Carbon certification.