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TIL Nike’s slogan ‘Just do it’ was inspired by Gary Gilmore’s last words before he was excecuted for double homicide

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RaPa TIL that Jamie Johnson, the heir to the Johnson and Johnson fortune, made 2 documentaries showing how the 1% live and was sued for it by some of his friends who called him an “idiot” and a “traitor to your class.”
ne10B TIL the Internet meme Nyan Cat originated from 25-year-old Christopher Torres from Texas, who created the animated GIF in 2011. In a livestream, two different people had suggested he draw a pop tart and cat, so he created a hybrid. The design was inspired by his pet cat Marty, who died in 2012.
yQ9xp TIL Summer on Uranus lasts for 47 years, and so does winter.
rRr0 TIL Craigslist makes its money by charging $25 for job postings in six of its largest U.S. markets, $75 for job listings in San Francisco, and by assessing a $10 fee for brokered apartment listings in New York City.
9Myr TIL that in Marvel’s Ultimate Universe, Avengers members Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are a couple. And siblings. Seriously. That’s a thing that Marvel committed to.