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TIL minarets (the towers of mosques) are banned in Switzerland

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BrALK TIL Disney paid Paramount at least $115M in 2010 to buy the distribution rights of Marvel’s “The Avengers”. As part of the deal, it was Paramount that was shown in the movie’s opening title despite NOT being the one who owned, financed, marketed & distributed the film. It later grossed over $1.5B.
DADp TIL that 10% of all the humans who have ever lived are alive in the world right now.
9Y1Pr TIL: If your mask smells bad to you, you probably need to see a dentist. That's your own breath that you're smelling!
awm1A TIL Queen Elizabeth II specifically asked to be in a James Bond skit with Daniel Craig for the Olympics, breaking royal protocol. When asked if she would like to say something she said, "Of course I must say something. After all, he is coming to rescue me."
9KpM TIL when the game Twister came out it was accused by its competitors of selling “sex in a box”. The game did not get popular until it was played on The Tonight Show in 1966