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TIL ESPN used to show Magic: The Gathering tournaments.

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6Lbl TIL: The New Zealand government agreed to remove the right of workers to organise trade unions in the film production industry, and to give money to big budget films made in New Zealand in return for Warner Bros making The Hobbit films in New Zealand.
GaZG TIL Usain Bolt demands his ad shoots to be done in Jamaica to bring money to his country
RJwj TIL that war pigs were used in ancient warfare, to counter against war elephants, which feared the pigs (and their squeals) and would bolt. War pigs were sometimes lit on fire to enhance this effect.
xVR95 TIL about the universal nut sheller, a shelling machine for peanuts. It can serve the needs of a 2000 people village, lasts 20+ years, shells up to 125lbs per hour, and costs less than $10 USD to make
mxR4P TIL that modern marshmallow contain sugar, gelatin and water, but none of the actual marshmallow plant.