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TIL On april 18th, 1930 the BBC reported that there was no news so instead, they played piano music.

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5ZNB TIL that the village Sasha Baron Cohen filmed in for the start of the movie “Borat” wasn’t in on the joke. Most villagers didn’t speak English and were shocked to find out what he was saying in the movie. The village isn’t even in Kazakhstan - it’s in Romania. - [4:14]
kOaRW TIL Upon his death in 1790, Benjamin Franklin willed Philadelphia and Boston over $4,000 each with the stipulation it could not be spent for two centuries -- it then grew to millions of dollars.
wLMd1 TIL about Tatunca Nara, who claimed to be from Akakor, an ancient underground city, located somewhere between Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. He worked as a jungle guide, but several of his clients disappeared, and it was discovered he was actually born in Germany.
XGkP TIL General Motors once hired prostitutes to attempt to seduce Ralph Nader in order to discredit him in his campaign to force the automobile industry to include seatbelts in its cars.
XR1E TIL that Starbucks’ round tables were created specifically so customers would feel less alone.