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TIL that Russian stadium didn't meet FIFA regulations so they added 18k seats

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v1keD TIL that Miitopia, a game for the 3DS, is the first and currently only Nintendo developed game to receive an adult rating, as in Russia, any game showing same sex relationships in a positive light gets an automatic 18+ rating, despite everything else in Miitopia being child friendly
XEEvP TIL that the Philippines' ancient script is called Baybayin.
WVnB TIL Canada has fewer people than the Tokyo metropolitan area
16ajW TIL that East India Company was actually a private corporation with an army of around 260,000 soldiers, twice the size of the army of Britain.
rexo TIL that until 1990, there was a McDonald’s store that operated outside the control of McDonalds corporation. It was franchised by the original McDonald brothers, and was completely independent.