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TIL that every reggaeton song uses the same beat from a 1990 song called "Dem Bow"

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N7AQ6 TIL: In the 18th century, Britain dumped Opium in China because later only accepts Silver which caused a serious balance of payments issue for Britain. This eventually leads to the establishment of the tea industry in India by stealing Chinese plants and their tea expertise.
lALK TIL Eminem created Slim Shady when D12 (short for the dirty dozen) was formed. It included 6 rappers and their 6 alter egos.
O8w1 TIL that 5 years ago in Estonia during an economic crisis, a family therapist hoping to encourage random acts of kindness helped found the Bank of Happiness: a forum where people can exchange good deeds. Currently over 500 requests and offers for free services are posted in 5 languages.
woE71 TIL: Enshittification is when online platforms optimize the user-experience for their customers; then once they have a following, they alter the platform to claw back all the value for themselves.
Z868a TIL pizza was invented in Naples, Italy. Since 2004, Italian law insists Neapolitan pizza must include wheat flour, flour yeast, mineral water, peeled tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, sea salt & olive oil to be considered pizza.