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TIL that in 1916 the US bought the Danish West Indies from Denmark for $25,000,000 in gold to turn them into the United States Virgin Islands

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6ELwm TIL that that from 1986-1993, Christmas M&Ms had imprinted images of candles, bells, and pine trees, while Easter M&Ms had images of bunnies, chicks, and eggs! Then they were all replaced by the simple M (except for special orders which came along later)
neklW TIL one of the reasons the LEGO mmo was shutdown was due to expensive penis detection costs
Bynx TIL Venezuela owes foreign airlines over 4 billion dollars, leading many airlines to sharply reduce or stop service in the country
PAML TIL There is a camp in Georgia for children with Tourette’s Syndrome named “Camp Twitch and Shout”…
m1M7o TIL John Riccitiello, infamous ex CEO of EA and Unity, is not unemployed