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

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RKj8 TIL Lily Allen wrote a song about her brother trying to get him to go out of his room and stop wasting his life. The brother is Alfie Allen, who now plays Theon Greyjoy on Game of Thrones.
gM8L9 TIL Sesame Street has had a parody Grouch, Donald Grump, since the 1980’s. “His name is on every piece of trash in town”.
gM909 TIL that contrary to popular belief, domesticated pigs are not only smarter than cats and dogs, but also cleaner.
W7r6Y TIL that Navajo language was used to carry top-secret messages during the Pacific campaign, WW2. Navajo, a native american language, is incredibly complex and obscure, it was thought to be impossible to decipher by the Japanese Army
rnno TIL Metabolism slows down 90% after 30 minutes of sitting.