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TIL That Chris Brown is Banned From Entering the UK Because of His Assault Involving Rihanna

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VkDm TIL there is a bar in California whose drink prices are constantly adjusted in real time based on supply & demand
oewW TIL That a Korean man during WWII was conscripted to fight for the Japanese, was caught by the Russians, forced to fight for the Russians, captured and forced to fight for the Germans, and finally captured by American troops at D-Day. He eventually moved and passed away in Illinois.
Ede7 TIL approximately 20% of people have a “neurological glitch” that makes them chronically bad at spelling; they are unable to “see” the word
b990p TIL "People forget 90% of what they read". Then I learned this traces back to Edgar Dale who published a 'Cone of Experience' in 1949 as an idea, NO %s given. In 1967 someone at Mobil Oil tacked on the numbers that are mis-cited today. I learned this yesterday also, forgive the repost.
LkvvZ TIL Denatured Alcohol isn't a chemical reaction. It's Ethanol -the same alcohol found in alcoholic beverages- mixed with other chemicals and made poisonous to ingest.