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TIL that in 2008, the British band McFly were the first chart act to give away copies of their album for free with a national newspaper

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Ypeor TIL lots of Japanese tourists who visit Paris are so shocked to discover “scruffy streets” and “unfriendly locals” instead of the magical city they imagined, that they experience psychological problems as a result.
6EDv8 TIL of Continuum, a magazine published by HIV/AIDS Deniers. Its last editors died in 2001 of HIV/AIDS.
VMgdZ TIL Liechtenstein and Haiti developed identical national flags independently of each other. No one realized until the two countries competed against each other in the 1936 Summer Olympics under the same flag.
6E6gY TIL that when Socrates was found guilty of impiety and corruption of the youth, his punishment was put to a vote. He had the choice to suggest an alternative to death, but instead nominated that Athens provide him free meals for the rest of his life.
ANKpx TIL in 2017, Morgan Spurlock of “Super Size Me” admitted to a history of alcohol abuse, which is now thought to better account for his various health symptoms originally attributed to McDonald’s food.