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TIL Adele has the best selling album of the 21st century

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4lAN TIL Pope John XII died whilst enjoying an adulterous sexual encounter outside Rome at the hands of an outraged husband.
dOeZ TIL NetZero the 90’s free internet provider, is still in business with 750,000 subscribers still using dial-up.
R7Nn4 TIL that in World War II, the Allies suspected the Nazis of using the Leaning Tower of Pisa as an observation post. A US Army General was sent to evaluate the scenario but was so impressed by the beauty of the campanile that he refused to order an artillery strike in order to preserve it.
R5gJ6 TIL Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus is believed to have been made dictator of Rome on two separate occasions. On both occasions Cincinnatus quickly dealt with the problem at hand and resigned after 15 days in 458 BC and 21 days in 439 BC.
RBEa TIL When Paypal was started they gave $20 to everyone that made an account, and $20 for every person they referred. This cost them 60-70 million dollars but they had 100,000 costumers in the month PayPal went online