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TIL Lego was saved from bankruptcy by the release of the Bionicle

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Gke4 TIL in 1992, a UK regulation required dance clubs to provide free water and chill-out rooms in response to a number of Ecstasy-related injuries and deaths
16BLr TIL the land bought for Disney World in Florida is the same size as Paris, France
xjnk TIL India accounts for 12.1% of reddit traffic world wide, higher than Canada and the UK.
Z8LvG TIL shortly after its launch the Telstar I communications satellite showed the power of instant communication - a satellite broadcast of the US president claiming that the USA wouldn't devalue the dollar immediately led to the currency strengthening on global markets.
GR9j TIL: Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.