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TIL insurance companies spent $8B+ on advertising in 2022

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NXLR1 TIL During the American Civil War the town of Winchester Virginia changed hands over a dozen times between the Union and Confederates due to it’s strategic location in the Shenandoah Valley. A British observer called Winchester the "shuttlecock of the Confederacy."
YbRW TIL a man avoided human contact for 27 years in the Maine wilderness. He committed more than 1000 burglaries, and faded into myth and legend. When asked if he was happy he replied “ No, I’m content. They’re two different things.”
9YBLp TIL Just like fingerprints, every person has a unique tongue print.
p8m9b TIL that Super Mario Bros. was so popular that in 1985 a Strategy Guide for the game was the best-selling book In Japan for two years straight
Ekwd TIL that Runescape has been remade inside Minecraft, including Tutorial Island and Quests.