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TIL A woman who was being held at knifepoint by her boyfriend got help from authorities by typing "911hostage help!" in the comments section of a Pizza Hut online order.

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l7lmA TIL that the name of Burkina Faso blends two different languages spoken in the country, Burkina means "upright" in Mossi, Faso means "fatherland" in Dioula, and the full name is intended to translate as "land of the honest men".
xQww TIL a man has hidden $2 million worth of gold in an unknown location. The only clue to the location is a poem. So far, people have came as close to 200 feet of the treasure, but has not yet been discovered.
1av74 TIL That all of McDonalds’ delivery trucks in the UK, have been running on used cooking oil from their restaurants since 2007.
gnl7 TIL that a Pythagorean Cup, also known as a Greedy Cup, is made to spill its contents if too much wine is poured in, encouraging moderation
X0mJD TIL that despite being commonly ranked as one of the worst Christmas films ever made, the 1985 film “Santa Claus: The Movie” is immensely popular in the UK. One of the film actors, John Lithgow, said in 2019 that he wishes he had a nickel for every Englishman who’s told him it's their favorite film.