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TIL Liechtenstein is virtually free of public debt (with a debt/GDP ratio of 0.5%).

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GY19J TIL that in 1869, Republican President Ulysses S. Grant tried to annex the Dominican Republic to use it as a safe haven for blacks fleeing persecution. Although the D.R. agreed to the annexation treaty, it ultimately failed to pass the Senate.
W4G8 TIL Warner Bros. threatened movie theaters with blockage of future posters if they showed a parody movie of Harry Potter
gMeD7 TIL Los Angeles School district officials approved a porn video shoot on one of its campuses in October 2011. The shoot was uncovered in an NBC investigation on filming-related school disruptions, which nets the district $2 million annually. Three students were even invited to the film premiere.
l7PJ1 TIL Bon Scott, the original lead singer of AC/DC, was not born in Australia but in Angus, Scotland and ofc Angus being the name of AC/DC’s lead guitarist
xKpo TIL a prize of one million dollars has been offered to anyone who can demonstrate that $7,000 audio cables are any better than ordinary cables