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TIL The Chicago area boasts more hot dog restaurants than McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Burger King restaurants combined.

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OoZRY TIL teaching creationism (the theory that God created the Universe) has been banned in publicly funded schools in the UK since 2014. The scientific theory of evolution must be taught instead.
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