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TIL that in 2010 RIAA (The Recording Industry Association of America) tried to sue Lime Wire for a total of $75 trillion which was more than earth even had at that time

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neMBP TIL Quebec prohibits women from taking their husband's last name, even if they want to
4XELw At least one-third of early deaths could be prevented if everyone moved to a vegetarian diet, Harvard scientists have calculated.
mxQMR TIL That the book 'Where the Wild Things Are' created controversy when it was first published because many parents and people thought that the wild things looked too scary for children
Al1d TIL that over 90% of fetuses diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome in the UK are terminated.
l7edB TIL that a touchstone originally was a piece of slate used to test the purity of precious metal alloys