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TIL in Taiwan, every receipt for every store in the country is also a ticket to a government-run lottery with top prizes worth up to US$300,000

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69EYw TIL Walter Ortmann from Brazil holds the Guinness World Record for longest career working in a same company which is 84 years. His age is now 100.
JYAg4 TIL of Arachne, a master weaver who challenged and beat Athena in a weaving competition, only to be turned into the first spider by Athena herself.
ZpygD TIL South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone were asked to write the prequel to Dumb and Dumber. In an interview with Playboy in 2000, they explained they worked on it for two years, but they were too busy with South Park to finish it
aY0b TIL that after a ride on England’s first escalator, customers were offered a brandy to revive them of their ordeal.
DQBVP TIL that the cover photo for the soundtrack to The Who documentary The Kids Are Alright was taken on the grounds of the Carl Schurz Monument in New York City's Morningside Park.