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TIL the no photography rule at the Sistine Chapel is a result of the company who paid for the restoration wanting exclusive rights to the media, and not to protect the artwork itself specifically.

by whatilearned May 15, 2022, 8:29 pm

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TIL: In 1977 Evel Knievel attacked the president of Fox Sports, Shelley Saltman, with a baseball bat. He was upset over a book that painted an unflattering portrait. Although convicted he served a minimal sentence; multi-million dollar judgment against estate never paid.

by whatilearned May 14, 2022, 7:54 pm

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Serious question: Why aren’t Americans rioting? No healthcare, no reproductive rights, slave wages for most of us, almost nonexistent social safety net, almost every politician bought and paid for. What will it take for people to fight back?

by QuestionGuy May 12, 2022, 4:53 pm

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TIL Jerry Springer resigned from Cincinnati City Council because he paid for a prostitute with a check. He later became mayor of Cincinnati.

by whatilearned May 11, 2022, 1:40 am

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TIL UPS received 164,580 summonses for illegal parking in New York City in 2018. It ultimately paid $14 million in fines, but thanks to a deal with the city, it saved up to $3.2 million.

by whatilearned May 9, 2022, 6:15 pm

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TIL in 2018 Samsung paid out $11m in workers compensation for cancer-related illnesses, and banked $54b in profits that same year

by whatilearned May 9, 2022, 10:25 am

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TIL RIP Medical Debt is a charity that purchases medical debt on the debt collection market, and then pays it off to forgive the debt. It has paid off almost $7 billion dollars of medical debt to-date, helping more than 3.6 million families.

by whatilearned May 8, 2022, 10:31 pm

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TIL that the founder of Mother’s Day, Anna Jarvis, ended up fighting against the holiday and flower industry, feeling that the commercialism of the holiday had gotten out of hand and away from its original sentimentalism. She passed away in a sanitarium, secretly paid for by some grateful florists.

by whatilearned May 8, 2022, 5:29 pm

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What do you call someone who gets paid not to work?

by cringeyjokesman May 7, 2022, 6:03 pm

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TIL: When golfers are paid for scoring a hole-in-one during certain tournaments, the payment comes from a special insurance policy. ⛳

by whatilearned May 4, 2022, 5:58 pm

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A dejected young man boarded a bus and moped up the driver, paid his fair, and trudged to a seat.

by cringeyjokesman May 2, 2022, 4:28 pm

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TIL about a “remittance man,” who were young British emigrants paid by their families to live outside of Britain, usually in Canada or the U.S., on the expectation that they not return home. This practice began in the 1880s and continued well into the early 20th century.

by whatilearned April 28, 2022, 12:46 am

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