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TIL Monopoly was created “to demonstrate the evils of land ownership.”

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AEnd TIL of a war memorial for animals in London. It is inscribed “They had no choice”.
QN8lX TIL about the generally misunderstood Camel Spider. According to myths this 'spider' is venomous, grows up to a foot long, screams like a banshee and feast on camel- and humanflesh. While all being false, this lovecraftian critter does chase you around at a frightening 16 kph in search of shade
6EWRX TIL the same deep-voiced voice actor who sang "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" was also the original voice of Tony The Tiger
9Yr5G TIL Audi had to use more durable horns in Indian-market cars, as their normal horns would have been unable to cope with the amount of honking Indian drivers do.
4Qxw TIL that the Vatican broadcast its public approval of Pokémon in April 2001, claiming that the game was based on “intense ties of friendship” and lacked “any harmful moral side effects.”