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TIL That Noel Gallagher of Oasis, wrote their hit single Live Forever in response to the ''depressing'' Nirvana song I Hate Myself And Want To Dîe

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W7p14 TIL that an iconic seventy-foot-tall monument in Sydney’s Hyde Park was initially a sewer ventilation system. The obelisk was unveiled in 1857 under Mayor George Thornton, and thus it became known as “George Thornton’s scent bottle”.
X0mv8 TIL the US private security/detective agency, Pinkerton, sued Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive in 2019, for using Pinkerton’s trademark and portraying their agents as antagonists in Red Dead Redemption 2. Take-Two counter-sued on the grounds of fair use.
VBXkp TIL about a lotus that is able to let electrons flow to generate heat to attract pollinators
On1X TIL that all meat in a Subway’s Cold Cut Combo sandwich (ham, salami and bologna) is actually made from turkey…
xpjb TIL In the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833, Britain had to use one third of its entire national budget to buy all the slaves so that they could be freed.