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TIL - Many major pop hits of the 90s and 2000s were produced/written by the same guy

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WO4N TIL: Norway’s prisons are made to help you readjust to society. They don’t have barred windows, and have sharp knives in the kitchen. Norway believes that you shouldn’t have your freedom taken away in prison.
wLOrW TIL the oldest surviving work of latin prose is a guide to farmers by Cato the Elder. Along with detailed instructions on running a farm it contains a guide to brewing wine and many cooking recipes,including one for cheesecake
ZaW4 TIL-Ryan Stiles, from Whose Line is it Anyway, had many of his flamboyant shoes custom made since his height and shoe size made it problematic for him to buy shoes from a store.
J1Ro8 TIL That the last naval battle of WW2 took place between ships under sail complete with combat by boarding party.
XElOk TIL that because broadcast satellite technology wasn’t invented yet, footage from the 1960 Rome Olympics was videoed and flown back to the US by plane and often aired events the same day they happened