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TIL that Filet-O-Fish was introduced by McDonald's to accommodate Catholics who fasted from meat on Fridays

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rR6Xd TIL that registering to vote in the UK improves your credit score and can help you get a loan/mortgage.
ZpM1R TIL: There is an inland "sea" in California that is made 100% from Colorado River water.
jNGAa TIL about the Roland MT80s, a boombox that played MIDI files from floppy discs. It also features a metronome to help people practice learning musical instruments. Also, Roland made these kind of machines up to late 2000s when they added an USB port.
WKXX TIL in July 2016, Maurice Micklewhite offically changed his name to his stage name Michael Caine. An airport security guard would say, ‘Hi, Michael Caine,’ and suddenly I’d give him a passport with a different name on it. I could stand there for an hour. So I changed my name.”
KOYnG TIL that "Video killed the radio star" was the best selling record in Australia for 27 years.