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TIL that a basic knowledge of Monty Python’s Flying Circus is required to become a British Subject.

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a8NNJ TIL In 1983 heavy metal fan and author Stephen King was so annoyed when the local radio station changed its rock format that be bought the station to switch back to play what he wanted
yQj7l TIL part of the reason the US Treasury doesn’t put the 2 dollar bill into wider circulation is because people opt to collect them, rather than actually spending them
xyGo TIL the manager and producer of The Rolling Stones failed to see potential in Jimi Hendrix
VBENZ TIL That during the Colonial Era, Rhode Island rum joined gold as an accepted currency in Europe for a period of time
v6xj TIL that Dubai has been built by slaves – foreign workers who are lured in on the promise of well-paying jobs, then are stripped of their passports and forced to work for miniscule wages under miserable conditions