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TIL that as China’s economy and average income skyrocket, the levels of personal happiness and personal satisfaction are dropping at about the same rate.

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PYP8G TIL that none of the architecture on Euro banknotes is real, as the EU prohibited displaying any national monuments, so to not give greater prominence to one country over another. Hence, for the €5 note, a computer was used to scan multiple European bridges and combine them into one neutral design.
WkDL TIL United States citizens can request that the White House send a greeting for a wedding, birth, anniversaries, and other milestones… for free!
bLbE TIL Namco copyrighted the right to have mini games during a video games loading screen. This patent expires this year (2015)
gQjA TIL burglars once broke into Dolph Lundgren’s home without knowing it was his, they fled after seeing a family picture and realized he lived there.
m1rMP TIL that Keith Moon (The Who) died 1978 in the same flat Cass Elliot passed away in 4 years prior. He rented it from singer Harry Nilsson who was initially hesitant because he believed it was cursed. But Pete Townshend reassured him: "Lightning won't strike the same place twice."