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TIL that Family Video is still in business because the owners where smart enough to invest in PURCHASING property (which can be leased out even after DVD's are dead), instead of simply RENTING space like Blockbuster did.

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yNXp TIL Elvis Costello was so appalled by the price his label set for a 2011 box set of his that he told all his fans not to buy it.
4kKg TIL that shrimp/prawns caught off the coast of Britain are sent to China to be hand-shelled and are then sent back to Britain to be sold.
dDEyZ TIL - Germany is on a list of countries that the USA monitors for currency manipulation
vRvR TIL Australia has a tree so toxic that just touching its leaves can kill a person, or even a horse
5VLPp TIL about the Widowhood Effect: When a husband or wife dies, the surviving spouse faces a higher risk of dying over the next few months.