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TIL that Pornhub, Brazzers, YouPorn, Mofos, Digital Playground, Redtube, Reality Kings and many many other porn sites, production studios and cam sites are all owned by a company called MindGeek, giving it a near-absolute monopoly on the way mainstream pornography is manufactured and distributed

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GMVQ TIL that the original name for Atlanta, Georgia was Terminus which literally translates to “the end of the line”.
bpK4 TIL In 1916 a US amendment was proposed that called for wars to be put into a national vote, those who voted yes would be required to enlist in the army.
p8EgG TIL Iceland was uninhabited until c. 870AD
1awL7 TIL Stagehands mistakenly installed a malfunctioning piano for an hour-long solo Jazz performance. The musician, Keith Jarrett, had to improvise around the instrument’s limitations. A recording of this concert went on to become the best selling piano album of all time.
4kv9J TIL Australia has a forger on their ten dollar note.