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TIL Aldi Nord also owns the Trader Joe's grocery chain in the United States

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nLVo TIL that Maruyama Zoo in Japan tried to mate two male hyenas for four years.
OGlGL TIL: Vani or Swara, is a custom where 4-14 yo girls are given in marriage or servitude to the aggrieved family in compensation for crimes. The custom started 400 years ago when 2 Pakistani tribes settled a war by giving their girls. One ruling in 2012 had 13 girls given to settle a bloody feud.
AD1jn TIL sharks kill 6-12 people a year. People kill an estimated 12,000 sharks an hour.
dD4xQ TIL That France finished building a nuclear reactor in 1985 that never entered operation. The project cost over $4 Billion dollars, and the old nuclear facility is now a theme park.
xV8V5 TIL that the band ZZ Top has had the same members and has been performing for 50 consecutive years