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TIL Trailers were originally shown at the end of a film screening, but they were often ignored by audiences who left immediately after the film.

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xm51 TIL: There is a tax that called a TIF in Niagara Falls which is entirely voluntary to pay, tourists can ask to have it removed from their bills if they know about it. It pulls in roughly 15 Million a year from tourists with no regulation or tracking on where the money goes after being collected.
X0kX6 TIL that some Greco-Romans 2000 years ago may have created bread in the shape of a phallus for self-stimulation purposes, which is commonly referred to as a 'bread dildo' in modern times.
R7l58 TIL gold is created by two neutron stars colliding
grPj4 TIL the world record in holding the breath is at 24 minutes 37.36 seconds.
5YBmD TIL food powder is the most common format of food material in the market.