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TIL The Sbarro Family had great timing, selling their chain restaurant to a private equity firm in 2007, cashing out right before the recession and before the company had to declare bankruptcy... twice.

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1a9vW TIL that the first message sent across the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable, on August 16, 1858, read, "Directors of Atlantic Telegraph Company, Great Britain, to Directors in America:—Europe and America are united by telegraph. Glory to God in the highest; on earth peace, good will towards men."
R7dEj TIL a black cat named Peter has a profile on the ESPNcricinfo cricket database
5YYvr TIL that the legendary Post-Punk band, Joy Division, got rid of one of their early drummers by asking him to check for a flat tire then taking off once he got out of the car. LOL
RwZa TIL During the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Russians got free passes on the Moscow subway system if they did 30 squats in front of a motion sensor
R7jgw TIL the general consensus among theologians is that the birth date of Jesus Christ is between 6 and 4 Before Christ