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TIL under French law, 40 percent of all music played on national radio must be performed in the French language.

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69PJZ TIL: Over the past 3 years gambling addiction has grown by 30% according to the National Council on Problem Gaming (NCPG) with online betting, sports betting, slots, table games, and mobile gambling coupled with the pandemic. The "social cost" of gambling is estimated to be $7 billion annually.
J1Mek TIL the Ring of Silvianus inspired J.R.R. Tolkien to write the LOTR series after being consulted to translate the ring
W7ekd TIL Yellowstone’s famed thermal pools can melt flesh and bone. In 2016, a tourist illegally searching for a swimmable hot spring fell into a portion of the Norris Geyser Basin, where his body was dissolved by the 450 degree, highly acidic water. His wallet and shoes were all that remained of him.
L8mp TIL Disney’s Aladdin is based off the 1940’s 3x Academy Award winning film The Thief of Bagdad
M7AOA TIL that people who live in cities are 30% more likely to be depressed than people living in rural areas