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TIL that there is a sound installation in the Namibian desert that is continually playing a loop of Africa by Toto.

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BrXad TIL the Pyramids were not built built by slaves and that many experts agree were made by many elite, skilled workers.
woYmY TIL Radio AAHS was a successful ‘90s children radio network robbed by Disney. During a brief partnership in ‘96, Disney stole AAHS’ trade secrets and program model to create Radio Disney. In a later lawsuit, a jury found Disney guilty and ordered them to pay $20 million in damages.
R5jV1 TIL the electric chair was invented by a dentist 'who was accustomed to performing procedures on subjects in chairs'
Av8o TIL movies prospered without popcorn until the Great Depression, when theater owners scrambled to make up for reduced ticket prices by turning to “audible edibles.” From 1934 to 1940, the nation’s annual popcorn harvest grew from 5 million to 100 million pounds.
7L0M TIL that there are some prime numbers that are illegal. It turns out the binary representations of the prime numbers can describe some code that can be used to bypass the DRM on DVDs