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Submitted by SlowShoes t3_ynto5d
Submitted by simAlity t3_ymgwp4
TIL the former members of Timbuk 3 have refused to license the song "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" for commercials, including a $900,000 offer from AT&T and offers from Ford, the U.S. Army, and Bausch & Lomb for their Ray-Ban sunglasses.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by big_macaroons t3_ylccqm
TIL in 1987, Arizona governor Evan Mecham revoked the executive order recognizing MLK Day in the state. He told black organizers "You folks don't need another holiday. What you folks need are jobs." Then an awkwardly-worded ballot to recognize the holiday failed, so the NFL moved SB 27 out of Tempe.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by R4G t3_yn1ymv
TIL that when he was 27 years old, Grover Cleveland met Frances Folsom, the infant daughter of his good friend Oscar Folsom. When Oscar died in 1875, Cleveland became Frances's guardian. Ultimately, the two married in 1886; Cleveland was 49 and Folsom was 21.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by FranklinDRoosevelt32 t3_ym082d
TIL about millionaire Wellington Burt, who died in 1919 and deliberately held back his enormous fortune. His will denied any inheritance until 21 years after the death of his last surviving grandchild. The money sat in a trust for 92 years, until 12 descendants finally shared $110 million in 2011.
theguardian.comSubmitted by bfm211 t3_ylitvu
Submitted by TranquillizeMe t3_yke8c9
TIL about death flights. Captives would be loaded into a plane, stripped, and pushed out over the ocean. These account for 1500-2000 of the 20k-30k estimated to have been disappeared by the Argentine military between 1976 and 1983 in the Argentine Dirty War.
historyhit.comSubmitted by dhthoff t3_yl1v1g
Submitted by [deleted] t3_ykf83u