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TIL after being selected to have a star on the walk of fame, there’s a $30,000 fee if you actually want it.

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LVb0 TIL there is a punctuation mark that exists for the purpose of expressing irony.
neYl7 TIL when entering a highly-competitive energy drink sector with a low marketing budget, Red Bull needed to come up with a unique way to create brand awareness. Red Bull decided to strategically place empty cans of its product around garbage cans outside of popular late night venues in London.
GAw4J TIL in two boys from Ireland (10 & 13) went on a Transatlantic Flight to New York City as stowaways over Christmas break 1985.
LR7p TIL in 1982 Key West seceded from the US as a protest against their actions. Then they declared war and surrendered after 1 minute, but in 1995 they attacked the US by firing water cannons from fireboats and hitting people with stale Cuban bread. They are today known as the “Conch Republic.”
4kdeX TIL that Calcio Fiorentino, an early form of football from Italy that is still played today, starts with the teams engaging in mixed martial arts to force opponents into submission before trying to score a goal.