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TIL Many Rich people buy fine art to evade taxes

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7rnjb TIL Weezer's second album "Pinkerton" was panned by critics upon its release in 1996. "Rolling Stone" readers voted it the third worst album of '96. However, "Pinkerton" developed a cult following and increasing praise. By 2002 "Rolling Stone" readers voted it the 16th greatest album of all time.
OG8VR TIL that match fixing got so out of control in Canadian soccer that one pro match ended early after the home team’s attempts to score an own-goal were repeatedly thwarted by the away team
R51P6 TIL that car tires are deliberately made electrically conductive to dissipate static electricity. Pure rubber is an insulator, but carbon black is added during manufacturing, making the tire just conductive enough to ground the car and prevent static shocks.
pYQde TIL that in 1961, Fidel Castro closed Cuban schools for a year and sent students from 6th grade and up, along with teachers, across the country to help others Cubans learn to read and write and It was successful. In just 8 months, Cuba's illiteracy rate dropped from around 23% to 3.9%.
Bg8xd TIL Pancakes first appeared in recipe books nearly 600 years ago and they've been tossed for almost as long.