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TIL we’ve been trying to build the hyperloop since 1799

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aQ1L TIL the “Worst X-Man Ever” is Bailey Hoskins. He has the power to explode once, since the blast would kill him.
Zpp5Y TIL the reason for the signs that say "$10 if we fail to give you a receipt" at stores. They aren't for receipt-obsessed customers, they are there to keep the employees from stealing. If employees don't ring up your purchase and generate receipt, the employee could just put cash in their pocket.
GAyQG TIL: Duckie’s dance in the movie "Pretty In Pink" was originally set to The Rolling Stones’ “Start Me Up.” After a failed attempt to secure the song rights, Otis Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness” was chosen instead, with choreographer Kenny Ortega (Dirty Dancing) teaching Jon Cryer how to dance.
b98Pa TIL that the 3rd W in BW3s stands for Weck. They no longer serve weck, so they changed their name to Buffalo Wild Wings.
El77 TIL that in a 1979 Woolworths fire many of those who died had refused to leave during the crisis, despite the sounding of alarms, requests from staff and even the smell and visibility of smoke; some even continued to queue at an abandoned check-out.