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TIL that the U.S. is ranked 32 out of 179 countries according to the level of freedom of media and press.

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V8Lp TIL Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle sold over 800K copies in it’s first week which became the record for a debuting artist and the fastest-selling hip hop album ever until Eminem’s album The Marshall Mathers LP bested it. Both were produced by Dr. Dre.
Y7Zyd TIL In Finland, cab drivers are required by law to pay royalty fees for songs played on their taxi radio while working & conveying paying passengers. The reason being, cabbies use music for commerce while making a profit. A fixed sum is to be paid to the Finnish Composers' Copyright Society annually
NrjM TIL The tallest building in the world (Burj Khalifa) was built without sewage, so all poop must be trucked out.
oR4wR TIL that American Cheese was originally cheddar cheese, known as American or Yankee Cheddar and was being exported back to England by 1790. After James L. Kraft patented a method for manufacturing processed cheese in 1916, the term "American Cheese" was used to refer to Kraft's processed version.
ADAb7 TIL that the foreskin of Jesus Christ is a christian relic. Known as the Holy Prepuce, or Holy Foreskin, it was claimed to have miraculous powers attributed to it. Up to 18 different foreskins were claimed to be the Holy Prepuce in various European towns.