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TIL Matt Damon and Marky Mark have a pact to just go with it whenever someone mistakes one for the other.

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W7jYA TIl that in 2021 two rival taxi operators were involved in a dispute over lucrative taxi routes in Cape Town South Africa. It escalated into a full blown armed conflict that killed 83 people
E1BGx TIL of the Swansea Devil. In the 1890's, two architects wanted the contract to rebuild a church. The loser later placed a carving across the street and prophesied, "My devil will see St Mary’s burnt to the ground". Swansea was heavily bombed in WWII, including the church, but the devil remained.
oJkK TIL Blockbuster turned down a chance to purchase Netflix for $50 million in 2000.
98V6 TIL Singapore lasted less than 2 years as a state of Malaysia before racial riots forced separation. Singapore is the only country to have gained independence against its will.
d8lpr TIL that there is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting for the reconstruction of the old Penn Station, as it was from 1910-1963.