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TIL Eight "Sea Shepherd" activists were arrested in 1979 for violating the Seal Protection Act, for spraying a thousand seal pups with permanent red dye; rendering their pelts useless for hunters.

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OoOR1 TIL the reason we don't dream about our smartphones is because dreams allow us to process our anxieties and fears. And with mobile phones being a more recent development, we don't see it in our dreams. Therefore our dreams are more about escaping a threatening situation than about smartphones.
Kjg4 TIL Select Mac computers from 1992-96 were sold with free, live technical support via a dedicated telephone number “for as long as you own your Apple product.” The company attempted to end the service, but was ordered to keep it due to a class-action lawsuit. The number still works (1-800-SOS-APPL).
N7V0Q TIL the island of Mauritius has multi-coloured sand dunes called the Seven Coloured Earths that seemingly never erode, "creating an effect of earthen meringue."
a8BaL TIL The first sneaker designed for basketball was the Converse all star in 1917.
Qwok TIL The French government forced Madame Tussaud to make models of her friends’ decapitated heads