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TIL that the rivalry between the Beatles and Rolling Stones was mostly media fabrication and that they were secretly helping each other behind the scenes

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rR4RM TIL in 2009, A man was unable to cash a check at a Bank of America branch in Tampa, Florida, because he could not provide a thumbprint. The man has two prosthetic arms. The bank later issued an apology
e86k TIL that the US requires all cars made after 2018 to have a backup camera installed.
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