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TIL After an Australian radio host used his influence to demand advertisements be shown on the Sydney Opera House, a comedy group projected "Advertise Here" on the landmark followed by the radio host's home phone number, causing him to apologize on air after he was flooded with calls

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7JrZ TIL that Switzerland has accidentally “invaded” Liechtenstein three times.
XEANX TIL about Trap–neuter–return, a program through which free-roaming cats are trapped, spayed and neutered, then returned where they were found. Cats found in unsafe areas are relocated. Kittens are placed in foster homes. Cats with with terminal or untreatable illnesses or injuries are euthanized.
XE5j6 TIL that any day of the year has a 1 in 7 chance of being celebrated as Independence Day from the British. 61 colonies have gained independence from the UK with 52 unique Independence Days.
kJlNg TIL that, in 2014, a man armed with a knife entered The White House by hopping a fence and running through an unlocked door despite the President being there just minutes before.
rbRw TIL that the song “Bring Me To Life” by Evanescence initially charted on Christian rock charts because its lyrics were interpreted as a call for new life in Jesus Christ by several listeners.