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TIL that every receipt at every store in Taiwan is a ticket for a government lottery with top prizes worth over 300,000 USD. It was introduced in 1951 to combat sales tax dodging by businesses.

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nGOY TIL that Donald Duck has a huge cult following in Germany. Belonging to the society “D.O.N.A.L.D”, fans (known as Donaldists) hold annual meetings, have lectures, and have even infiltrated respected German newspapers, where they’ve inserted Donald quotes only other Donaldists would understand.
Nrne TIL the modern men’s suit was first adopted by rulers, not businessmen, at the behest of Beau Brummell, a close confidant of George IV.
oBODK TIL most utility poles are buried 6 feet deep. In fact, utility poles are buried according to a specific formula: 10% of the pole’s height plus two feet equals the appropriate depth of burial. A standard utility pole measures 40 feet, so a standard hole will go about 6 feet down into the ground.
P1lDG TIL Roger Moore was the oldest actor to play James Bond at 57 in A View to a Kill. His dressing room was next door to co-star Grace Jones and he would bang on her door and complain when she played 'heavy metal' music too loud.
EkpP TIL: 1968, Olympic long jumper Bob Beamon’s first attempt exceed the limit of the official measuring equipment. It took over 15 minutes before a distance was posted, and only then did he realize he had broken the world record by nearly 2 feet (0.6m).