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TIL Rich neighbors refused to let George Lucas build a studio, so he’s building affordable housing instead. “We’ve got enough millionaires here.”

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JY5oQ TIL that in 1986, Belgrade, then capital of SFR Yugoslavia, came in 4th in the selection of the host of 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona. Only 6 years later, during these olympics, athletes from the FR Yugoslavia were not allowed to participate due to United Nations sanctions.
MwBB TIL that the entirety of the world’s population(6.7 billion in 2011) would be able to fit into a city the size of Texas if the population density was the same as New York.
LWyp TIL: Man dodged a 20 year prison sentence after “underage” porn star testified on his behalf
1aWx8 TIL that the first known instance of written Finnish is the phrase 'I wish I knew how to speak Finnish, but I'm not able.'
pYNOO TIL that the stage of Eurovision 2009 used about 30% of the entire global LED screen stock at that time.