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TIL an artist created 90 pieces of artwork which are just cans of his feces. The most recent sale for one of the cans was about $291,000 usd. I learned this on QI.

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epZbn TIL that the United States government once filed a lawsuit against a Fourteen Pound Solid Gold Rooster, because they did not believe that it had the right to be a Fourteen Pound Solid Gold Rooster. The Fourteen Pound Solid Gold Rooster won the case!
1XW TIL A dedicated Star Wars fan Is painstakingly restoring the star wars movies Without all the special edition crap!
MepE0 TIL During the 1965 Shea Stadium concert of the Beatles, the crowd were cheering so loud that none of the band members could hear each other play, and Ringo had to look at the bopping heads of his band mates to keep time.
8JGK TIL Koko, the sign language fluent gorilla, likes seeing human nipples. There have allegedly been lawsuits filed against Koko’s trainer, Francine Patterson, by caregivers who have felt pressured to show Koko their nipples against their will.
RYl8 TIL that Adidas, a German company, gave Jesse Owens free shoes to run in at the 1936 Berlin Olympics