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TIL that History Channel’s Pawn Stars had a fake pawn shop set built exclusively to film the show in. Because of the show’s huge popularity, it became virtually impossible to film inside of the real store.

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awjxJ TIL that the world's largest cemetery is Wadi-us-Salaam ("Valley of Peace") in Najaf, Iraq - it contains tens of millions of bodies over an area of 6 km², and approximately 500,000 new bodies from around the globe are buried there annually
yQRD8 TIL Maplewashing is a phenomenon that refers to the alleged tendency of Canadian governments, institutions, and media to perpetuate the notion that Canada is morally superior to other countries, thus sanitizing and concealing negative historical and contemporary actions.
oBMRA TIL that contrary to popular belief, pet dogs are at least as likely as cats to start eating their dead owners
oVBK TIL The Smashing Pumpkins donated 100% of ticket sales for the ‘Adore’ tour in 1998 to local charities for each show, totaling $2.8 million
a6Lb TIL a FarmVille player stole from a blind man and murdered another person due to his desperation for FarmVille cash