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TIL Starbucks has “stealth” stores disguised as neighborhood coffee shops

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ADAgg TIL Jackie Robinson was court-martialed for refusing to move to the back of an Army bus, 11 years before Rosa Parks.
OooxX TIL of the Norwegian immigrant and WWII vet Andrew Haines who requested and was granted a Viking funeral by the U.S. Coast Guard.
WkZ5N TIL our ancestors standing up and walking on two feet turned social links into a necessary aspect for Survival (and leading to our current society) due to how this position changed some of women's caracteristics (narrower hips).
W70dX TIL that the Mormon (LDS) church is the largest landowner in the states of Florida and Illinois.
4kmya TIL that Shelby American, the company founded by car legend Carroll Shelby, not only creates custom Ford Mustangs, but also Ford trucks