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TIL the creators of Kazaa went on to become the team that created Skype.

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J1A98 TIL that there was an official national anthem of Qing China
0w5dv TIL in 1898 during the Spanish-American war, Nikola Tesla once invented a remote controlled boat he thought could end warfare.
e08l5 TIL that in Pfeiffer Beach, a purple garnet beach in Big Sur, California, its entirely legal to be completely naked despite state law.
nMOG TIL John F. Kennedy requested his head of press, Pierre Salinger, to get him 1,000 Cuban cigars. Seconds after bringing the president 1,200 cigars, Kennedy signed the Cuban trade embargo.
rNOY4 TIL about the "Lost Wallet" experiment in 16 cities around the world to see which were the most honest. The winner? Helsinki, Finland with 11 of 12 "lost wallets" returned. Lisbon, Portugal came in last with only 1 of 12 returned.