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TIL Rolex is a lot of hype and became expensive during the 80’s with ‘yuppies’ buying them up. They also are not handmade and are mass produced.

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6EpWX TIL only .5% of all housing in the UK has air conditioning
dDMXj TIL: German Chocolate cake has nothing to do with Germany - its named after Sam German, who made Baker's German Chocolate in 1852. Baker's Chocolate, while used in baking, is named after James Baker - the company pre-dates the Boston Tea party. Henri Nestle, however, was from Germany.
E149V TIL that approximately 300 people live in the tunnels under Las Vegas in order to do drugs or be alone in general.
7rNBZ TIL More people died during the English Civil War as a percentage of the overall population than in world war one.
yOV TIL That “Come Together” by the Beatles was originally written as a campaign song for Timothy Leary’s campaign against Ronald Reagan to become Governor of California