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TIL: Dr. Dre has been financing Burning Man since 1995

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GY1gQ TIL that the word “God” is not used once in the United States Constitution or in any of its Amendments.
WQa9 TIL there is a phone booth sitting in the Mojave desert. It’s number is 760-733-9969 and if you call the number you will be ringed into a conference of other people.
KYVv9 TIL the anime streaming platform Crunchyroll was first launched as an anime pirating site, and even received venture capital funding while it still allowed uploads of unlicensed content to the site.
8eYj4 TIL a man noticed a loophole in a lottery called Winfall. When the jackpot hit $5m & had no winner, it was split between those who matched 3, 4 & 5 numbers. If he spent $1,100 on 1,100 tickets, he'd have 1 four-number winner & 18 three-number winners, earning $800 profit. He netted $7.75m over 9 yrs
5We8 TIL: The skyscraper in Times Square where the ball drops is completely abandoned, and has been for decades.