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TIL Credit Scores in the US didnt exist until 1989
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TIL that until at least 1684 some promising boy trebles were pressed into the service of the Chapel Royal choir just like recruits were pressed into the Royal Navy.
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TIL about BonziBUDDY, a free virtual desktop assistant created in 1999. People called it spyware after it was found out to have collected user's personal information before serving them pop-up ads. Because of this, it had to pay $75k in fines, and was discontinued in 2004.
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TIL In 1989, Will Smith did ‘Fresh Prince’ because he was in Trouble with the IRS, $2.8 Million in Taxes after his 2nd Album Flopped
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TIL the hippocampus got its name because it resembled a seahorse
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TIL: In 2008 a small town mayor was mistakenly raided by a swat team. He was held at gun point and claims his dogs we’re killed for sport, one while it was running away.