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TIL Only Fans creators have been sued for falsely representing to the fans that they are communicating directly with and/or having a personal relationship with the “Models”. In fact, the fans are merely communicating with third party account managers.

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0d8ov TIL that in the late 80s U.S. ranchers were paying a fortune to become ostrich farmers. But South Africa noticed the U.S. ostrich boom and in 1993 started supplying ostriches for the U.S. market. This increase in supply led to lower ostrich prices, causing U.S. ostrich farmers to lose tons of money.
R7Aa6 TIL about Dr. Robert Liston, the fastest surgeon in the 19th century. Start to finish it took him 2 and a half minutes to amputate a leg. In his most famous mishap he took off an assistant's fingers as he cut through a leg. That surgery is the only known surgery with a 300% mortality rate.
4XoWo TIL when the Oasis album Be Here Now was about to be released, the management company Ignition tried to decrease hype by limiting publicity and withholding information about the record. However, by doing that they ended up creating an unusual amount of hype for the album.
E1RgV TIL Sean Connery turned down the iconic role of cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter before it went to Anthony Hopkins
wLr8Y TIL There are 400-million-year-old fossils of sea creatures and shells in the yellow band of Mount Everest (which is over 25,000 above sea level), which means this area was once underwater.