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TIL all "warranty void if removed" stickers are illegal in the US since 1975

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nWpY7 TIL The policeman John Parker, who was assigned to guard the entrance to Lincoln’s box at Fords Theater, was not immediately fired after he was assassinated. He was even assigned to guard Mary Todd Lincoln afterwards, though she quickly dismissed him. He was only fired in 1868 for sleeping on duty.
VBAYZ TIL Leonardo da Vinci Used Mirror Writing for the Majority of His Personal Notes
awGBo TIL that Charles Crocker who was a rich railroad tycoon in the 1800’s built a 40 foot tall spite fence to block the sunlight from getting into his neighbors house because they wouldn’t sell their land that he needed to complete his mansion next door and led to a 26 year feud.
70r7 TIL:Anne Parrish, whilst browsing bookshops in Paris, came upon a book that was one of her childhood favorites. She picked up the old book and showed it to her husband. He opened it and found the inscription: “Anne Parrish, 209 N. Weber Street, Colorado Springs.” It was Anne’s very own book.
gjw9 TIL that cruise ships dump 1 billion gallons of sewage into the ocean every year