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Z8bLG TIL there is a chinese village called Dafen that account for 60% of global production of replica oil paintings.
RoO6 TIL in 1791 an English ship found what is now the Chatham Islands which were inhabited by a hunter gatherer group known as the Moriori. Upon hearing of these nearby Islands, Māori from New Zealand commandeered a ship, invaded the Chatham Islands, committed genocide, and enslaved the survivors.
QJ9DX TIL that the variant of the word okay - “OK” - is derivative from Martin van Buren’s nickname “Old Kinderhook” and was popularised by his rallies for the 1836 US election
JbEk TIL That Conan O'Brien pranked Bill Cosby when he was 19. He wanted to meet Cosby, so he created a fake award for Cosby to accept.
40d6 TIL of Texas inmate Jerry Hartfield who has been imprisoned for 35 years, even though his conviction was overturned in 1980. He has never been retried in that time.