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

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4MLR TIL that Led Zeppelin was sued by the band Spirit for stealing the famous intro to “Stairway to Heaven” from its song “Taurus”
JYxkV TIL that for 70 years a bunch of New Zealanders have continued to fervently believe that moose still live on the South Island of NZ despite no actual sightings since 1952 - the mystery has been compared to Bigfoot
LQDxV TIL Coyote howls act as a population census and if their howls are not answered by other packs, the result is a biological response that produces large litters.
P1M8V TIL North Korea set up a large middle school in Pyongyang for ethnic Chinese students in 1955. When news of the Chinese Cultural Revolution reached students in 1966, they openly chanted Mao songs and teachings, Communist slogans, attacked the principal's office, resulting in closure of the school
XEamR TIL Sriracha sauce was created in Sri Racha, Thailand by a woman named Madam La Orr Suwanprasop. After being blessed by a monk to do so, she began selling her famous sauce. The same monk suggested she name it after her hometown of Sri Racha.