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

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ANRo TIL a theater in Austin, TX strictly bans cell phone use of any kind and will kick you out, no refunds/no questions asked. They used an actual upset (and drunk) voicemail from someone who was kicked out as a PROMOTION for the theater. Kickass :)
pYAwO TIL that in Australia, horses were statistically responsible for more deaths (with 74 deaths directly attributable to them) between 2000 and 2013 than stinging insects or snakes. Over this period, no deaths were attributed to spiders.
QNvjE TIL that Joan of Arc was declared innocent of heresy in a retrial twenty-five years after being burned at the stake.
BB7x TIL There are 8,400 attack helicopters in the world. The US owns 6,400 of them. Also, the US has 10 aircraft carriers. The rest of the world also has 10….combined.
vPZA8 TIL In Japan, by law, a workday becomes an additional holiday, also known as a "citizen's holiday," if the workday falls between two holidays.