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TIL that the world's largest video game studio is headquartered in a former textile factory

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p8pyQ TIL that the Boston Tea Party was caused by the British giving the East India Company tax breaks which allowed the company to undercut the price of smuggled tea in the colonies. This threatened the commercial interests of Boston’s wealthy smugglers, such as John Hancock, who fomented the revolt
VBKrD TIL, Billy Joel doesn't sell the front-row seats to his shows. He gives them away to random people from the worst seats so the real fans are in front of him instead of just wealthy people.
yVnlV TIL that ancient India practiced advanced surgery as early as 600 BCE, including rhinoplasty and cataract surgery. click on the link and go to Ayurveda part under INDIA part
v99B TIL that Robert De Niro snapped at his wife at a Manhattan bar that he “wouldn’t have to keep making shitty movies” if she didn’t spend all his money.
woNmJ TIL: A man was caught for stealing human toes at a Body Exhibit in 2018 by plucking two toes from a cadaver. Each toe was worth 3,800$.