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TIL that in 1999, Philip Morris attempted to convince the government of the Czech Republic that smoking was highly beneficial to the country, as more people would die earlier as a result, thus letting the government save millions on pensions, hospitals, and housing for elderly citizens.

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MeNgW TIL The creator of Attack on Titan was inspired to create the Titans after seeing a drunk customer at a cafe. He was inspired by the lack of the ability to communicate even though the person was of the same species. He decided the most familiar and scary animal in the world is actually the human.
xVveD TIL about Joachim Rønneberg, who at 23 led a team of Norwegian saboteurs on cross country skis on a mission to destroy Hitler's chance at building an atomic bomb
PkwO TIL that Papa John sold his Camaro Z-28 when he was young to help his family’s struggling tavern. In 2009 he found the owner and bought the car back for $250,000. His car was stolen in Detroit this month, but has since been found.
N7OZ6 TIL that despite being the only predominantly Catholic nation in Asia, President McKinley, unaware said that American occupation of the Philippines was necessary to "uplift and Christianize" the Filipinos.
awd19 TIL that most of the characters in Half life 2 were modeled after real people.