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TIL Aerosmith made more money off Guitar hero then from any of their albums

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4kvj5 TIL in 1609, Manhattan supported more ecological diversity per acre than Yellowstone National Park. Research suggests that had Manhattan never been developed, it would be one of the most important national parks
NgaQ TIL In 2005, 110 players won the Powerball by using fortune cookie numbers
AOB7 TIL that, according to a UK report commissioned by the House of Commons, tobacco is more harmful than cannabis, LSD, and ecstasy
VpEQ TIL The U.S. is one of only a few countries that does not guarantee retroactive amelioration (reduction of prison sentence based on changes in the law)
KYvn9 TIL in 1914 a boy threw a tennis ball that got stuck high up in an archway of the Lincoln Cathedral. Over 90 years later, the boy's nephew wrote a letter to the cathedral asking if he could have it back, though secretly hoping the cathedral would notice it and leave it in place.