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TIL: Instagram sued the person who purchased the domain slutsofinstagram.com for trademark infringement, but he defended the lawsuit claiming that the site wasn't Sluts of Instagram, but rather the adventures of a duck princess named Slutsof in the magical city of Stagram.

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xB8g TIL that negotiating with any country on behalf of the US is a felony if you haven’t been given the authority to do so.
prwp TIL Jack Johnson (the first ever African American heavyweight boxing champion) was pulled over for a $50 speeding ticket, but he gave the officer $100 telling him to keep the change as he was going to make the return trip at the same speed.
7ojM TIL Dr. Allan Zarkin was so pleased with the caesarean section he performed, that he decided to carve his initials into his patient’s stomach. She ended up suing the hospital for $5.5 million.
exMJ TIL that Israel has what’s known as the ‘Samson Option’ – A nuclear strike against every nation on Earth if they feel their existence is threatened.
1aplW TIL After a decompression accident killed four people in 1983, doctors discovered that decompression does not kill from pressure, but that fat in the bloodstream suddenly condenses in veins and immediately stops all blood flow.