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TIL that tax easement can be recompensed to investors for not developing an unsustainable project;as compensation for projected loss of investment

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0Pny TIL The music used in the ‘You wouldn’t steal a car’ anti-piracy advert was stolen.
6BDJ TIL A virtually indestructible soccer ball that requires no pump and never punctures has been created to serve children in poor communities or refugee camps.
7rQr7 TIL that in 2013, the state of Nevada was sued for engaging in "Greyhound Therapy," a practice where troublesome mental patients are given one-way tickets to out-of-state destinations in order to free up bed space.
0dkYN TIL that a 2009 study found that the majority of friendships only last about seven years. Although the number of friends a person has in their social circle remains fairly stable, turnover is high. Roughly 70% of a person's friend group will change after seven years.
Va7k TIL of Max Yasgur, the man who hosted Woodstock on his dairy farm. He got threats from his neighbors, but said “if the generation gap is to be closed, we older people have to do more than we have done.” He also got angry when people were trying to sell water and provided it free of charge.