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TIL Jean-Michel Basquiat painted in Armani suits. Literally. He’d wear expensive designer suits while working, splattering them with paint in the process.

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EAP7 TIL that Target has 2 U.S. based forensic labs where they solve retail crimes, felonies, homicides, and special circumstances cases for law bureaus that need the extra manpower, facilities, resources and time – free of charge.
ne91b TIL In the 1970's, George Lucas wanted to make a Flash Gordon movie but wasn't able to secure the rights to it. So, instead, he put his efforts into his own project called Star Wars.
5VGJB TIL the "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" was triggered by a city ordinance preventing people from carrying guns openly in town
WkdG9 TIL that Ultraviolet blood irradiation (UBI) was extensively used in the 1940s and 1950s to treat many diseases including septicemia, pneumonia, tuberculosis, arthritis, asthma and even poliomyelitis.
b1MZ TIL that Utah is the largest consumer of paid internet pornography in the United States