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TIL Eyeglasses and Sunglasses tend to cost so much because a company known as Luxottica owns the vast majority of eyewear companies and distributors.

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aGP9 TIL of Harry Thaw who killed architect Stanford White and was acquitted based on the defense of “dementia Americana,” a phenomenon that caused American men to become temporarily insane and seek revenge against those who had tainted their wives’ virtue. Thaw had married White’s former mistress.
78bkX TIL Freshwater fish urinate almost non-stop
ADWZx TIL: The oldest bar in the world is in Ireland. Archeological records have found that the walls of Sean’s Bar have been around, and serving, since 900 AD. Further, there are records of every owner of the pub back to its 10th century founding. It opened over 1100 years ago.
KYjXJ TIL the 3rd highest grossing video game of all time is Dungeon Fighter Online from 2005, an obscure game in the west but overwhelmingly popular in Asia with 850 million players worldwide, earning $22 billion over its lifetime
a8d4A TIL that Dasani had a refresh in 2024 and no longer has salt as an ingredient