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TIL Rick Astley has made a total of $12 from Rickrolling on YouTube

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Vlx8 TIL there are two parks abandoned by Disney World. One of them, River Country, still has running water fountains, electricity, and background music.
v17N7 TIL Walgreens grew dramatically (from 20 to 525 stores) during prohibition in the 1920s because they sold "prescription" alcohol (and milkshakes)
wWJ6 TIL the distinctive sound of the Martians speech in Mars Attacks was made by reversing the sound of a duck’s quack.
pYomp TIL about The Attica Prison Riot, which took place at the state prison in Attica, New York; it started on September 9, 1971, and ended on September 13 with the highest number of fatalities in the history of United States prison uprisings.
R65j TIL that “begs the question” doesn’t mean ‘asks the question’, and instead is a logical fallacy that means 'the conclusion lacks support’.