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TIL a Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig received a takedown notice from a record label threatening to sue after his lecture on Youtube was flagged as containing their song. The lecture topic was copyright and fair use. Lessig, a prominent copyright attorney, successfully sued them back

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Lknov TIL author H.P. Lovecraft was never able to support himself from his earnings as an author. His book "The Shadow Over Innsmouth", written one year before his death, sold a meagre 200 copies. He died in poverty at age 46.
QN7xa TIL that some celebrities refuse to sign in blue ink, believing it can be forged more easily. This was historically a thing, but with modern technology, the risk of forgery is not dependent on the ink color, but soley on the quality of the ink and paper used.
Dyne TIL a commando unit of 12 men sabotaged a heavy water plant in Norway in WWII, crippling Nazi attempts at developing an atomic bomb.
E1eew TIL the HMS Sussex (96) suffered a kamikaze attack from a Mitsubishi Ki-51 "Sonia" that left a dent and imprint on the side of the ship.
DRBJ TIL a cotton bag would need to reused every day for a year before it offset the environmental impact of one plastic bag. A canvas tote bag? 171 reuses to break even.