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TIL the UK equivalent of the dollar store is called "Poundland".

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X00mk TIL NY State prosecuted a fake architect named "Newman," and called the investigation "Operation Vandelay Industries," based on two Seinfeld characters, including fake architect George Costanza, aka "Art Vandelay."
VBBMG TIL : The Anthem of the European Union is not the Ode to Joy created by Beethoven but an arrangement by Karrajan with very minimal differences, thus yielding royalties to Karrajan instead of being in the public domain.
844X TIL of the quietest room on earth. The Microsoft Audio Lab in Redmond, Washington can reach -20.6dB, a few dB more than the lowest point on earth at -23dB
m18R TIL that outside of western cultures, drinking milk is quite uncommon, and that up to 75% of the world’s population may be lactose intolerant.
KYje9 TIL The reason Ken Kesey boycotted the film adaptation of The One Who Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. Nurse Ratchet isn’t the villain. She is only a minion. 34:17