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TIL that Breaking Bad was originally set in Riverside, California but was moved to New Mexico simply due to better tax laws

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8emKZ TIL Although the Prince became his most famous work, Machiavelli as a writer identiefied more with his comedies, which he wrote to cope with depression and boredom after his career forcibly ended. In a bit of self deprecation, he signed a letter as "N.Machiavelli-historian, comedian and tragic"
R5Ea TIL: TSA must let musical instruments on as carry on thanks to lobbying from musician organizations.
0mbp TIL: In 2006, Texas started arresting people for being drunk in bars
eW06 TIL In the US, “Muslim women are at least as likely as Muslim men to hold a college or post-graduate degree, and Muslim women are more likely to work in a professional environment than women from most other U.S. religious groups.”
oRB9E TIL that the iconic Lord of the Rings poster—one of the best-selling posters of all time—was drawn at the age of 17 by Jimmy Cauty, one half of The KLF.