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TIL Pink Floyd were refused payment after a show in 1966. The club owner claimed “Their performance wasn’t music”. They took him to court and lost

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0aYp TIL a man took several hours on live TV in India to kill another man using his magical powers. After failing, he said the god he worships is protecting him at that very moment. The man then replied saying he is an atheist.
Wy8d TIL that on Europe’s longest road of ice you’re actually banned from wearing a seatbelt incase you need to make a speedy exit from your vehicle.
e0My6 TIL in 2010 The Chinese government systematically dismantled C.I.A. spying operations in the country, killing an estimated 30 spies
wx67 TIL that Japan, which contains slightly above 2% of the world’s population, consumes 6% of the world’s fish harvest, including 81% of the tuna.
VBKa8 TIL that there is a legend that the rising sun shines through the two-mile long Victorian railway tunnel in England on the designer's birthday, April 9th.