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69MAw TIL that the oldest known toy is a set of dice found in ancient Mesopotamia, dating back to around 2800 BCE. They were used for games similar to those played with dice today.
oB4Rr TIL before the Beatles' film, A Hard Day's Night was released in America, an executive asked the director to dub the voices of the group with mid-Atlantic accents. Paul McCartney angrily replied, "Look, if we can understand a fucking cowboy talking Texan, they can understand us talking Liverpool."
wg4E TIL that before tasting his first cookie that Cookie Monster’s name was Sid
14NW TIL That the state of Texas has its own power grid to avoid dealing with the US federal government.
JNAj TIL There are studies proving that red light cameras are admittedly pure profit, do nothing to cease traffic accidents, protect citizens, or allow safety.