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TIL tourists thrown an average of €1.5million into Rome's Trevi Fountain each year. The money is collected and donated to charity, providing some 52,800 meals at local soup kitchen in 2023 alone.

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oGWR TIL Fred Astaire broke his wrist while riding his grandson’s skateboard. He was later awarded a life membership in the National Skateboard Society.
KYYER TIL because Pillsbury forced "The Great British Bake Off" to be called "The Great British Baking Show" in the US, a lot of creative editing had to be done to obscure the logo in the show, including using computer-assisted VFX to change the text on the trophy
XYEE TIL the largest Chinese community in Europe is found in the Tuscan city of Prato. Prato’s Chinese community consists of an estimated 20,000 legal and 30,000 illegal migrants, many working in sweatshops that provide affordable “Made in Italy” textiles for China’s emerging middle class.
kJAmg TIL in 1984 three hippos died in a West German zoo after an elephant opened a valve and sent hot water into their pool, generating steam that suffocated them.
1eYD TIL that “chocolate diamonds” are a low quality grade diamond intended for industrial use but have been creatively marketed as jewelry and sold at much higher prices.