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TIL that in 2015, cleaners threw away a post-modern art installation because they thought it was trash

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D1E0Y TIL of William A. Jackson, a former slave who had served Jefferson Davis. He routinely observed communications between Davis and other Confederate officials. When he fled north in 1861, he gave the Union detailed information about Confederate military deployments, supply issues, and planning.
DQLag TIL that the first major league in baseball formed in 1876 and was called the National League and included 8 teams.
PjMe TIL Airlines legally have to give you up to $1,500 in cash AND a free flight to your destination when a flight is overbooked and you’re booted from your flight. By accepting the free miles or signing forms they give you you’re forfeiting your rights.
Mebj8 TIL that Ofcom (the regulator for TV, radio etc in the UK) keeps a list of swearwords ranked into categories of offensiveness. It include words like minger (mild), bollocks (medium), beef curtains (strong), and c*nt (strongest).
mxJBE TIL that the first independent full-length film written and directed by Steven Spielberg was called "Firefight," (inspired Close Encounters) made on a budget of $500, which then 16 year old Spielberg borrowed from his father. It was shown at a local cinema one evening and it earned back its cost.