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TIL U2 has pushed for countries to give 1% to African aid which is paid by tax payer money, of which U2 was exempt under Irish tax laws. When Ireland reformed its laws, U2 moved operations to the Netherlands to pay less in taxes which would support their cause.

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WpoA TIL that “Dexter’s Laboratory” and “The Powerpuff Girls” are set within the same universe. “The Justice Friends” exist in both shows, creating the link.
grE1A TIL that Koji Kondo, the composer and sound director of the first game of the franchise The Legend of Zelda, had to give up the idea of using Maurice Ravel's Bolero as the soundtrack for the game, as the work was not free of rights then.
wLbPM TIL about the arrest of 16 y/o Daniel LaPlante, who, after a bad date, dug a burrow into the crawl space of the girl’s home & terrorized her for months as a spirit of her late mother then discovered dressed as a bride wielding a hatchet by her dad.
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K7vE TIL that in 1774 two London doctors formed an institution to treat drowning victims. One treatment used: Smoke Enemas. Volunteer medical assistants (called ‘Pipe Smoker London Medics’) inserted an enema tube with rubber tubing attachments into the victim and blew smoke into the rectum.