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TIL that in 2009 Burger King released a 7 patty Whopper in Japan to celebrate the release of Windows 7

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5D1R TIL among the 10 recipients of the key to the city of Detroit were Elmo and Saddam Hussein.
neyoG TIL That Metallica Garage Inc generates so much in royalties that it became a de-facto pension plan for the artists covered
kJnBd TIL the US government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition to scare people to stop drinking. Estimated death toll was at least 10,000 people.
vPOjx TIL The NBA's Chicago Bulls famously used Alan Parson's 'Sirius' as an introduction song during the legendary Jordan years. Parsons had no clue his song was being used and made very little money off of it due to licensing agreements that heavily favor corporations over the actual artists.
VBEk TIL That the Largest numerical denomination bill ever is 1 Milliard Hungarian Pengő (1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) in 1946. It was only worth twenty cents US! Hyper-Inflation is rough.