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TIL Millions of rickrolls has only earned Rick Astley $12

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6EjQ8 TIL of the more than 750,000 drafted in the American Civl War during 1863 and 1864, only about 46,000 actually saw battle. The remaining 85% avoided the war by literally running away, finding someone else to take their place, or paying the $300 commutation fee.
yQLGJ TIL: Getting hit in the testicles isn't more painful than labor or childbirth
VMv4Q TIL that Henry Ford probably never said "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses" - but his tone-deafness to customers' needs in the 1920s, when GM was producing numerous models to Ford's single Model T, caused Ford's market share to drop from 70% to 15% in 6 years
N7Ml8 TIL There’s a theme park which offers children the experience of adulthood called KidZania. Instead of going on rides, kids can work in a variety of jobs, like fireman or pilot planes, and use their “salary” in the gift shop or rent electric versions of luxury cars.
8a5KL TIL Stalin was one asked by his mother what he did and he said he was "Something like the Tsar." His mom responded that he should have been a priest