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

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wkW TIL That Ford up scaled from Producing One B-24 bomber per day to producing one per Hour during World War II.
VdAk TIL that the PC game TIE Fighter, primarily a space combat simulator, enjoyed a remarkably positive critical reception after its 1994 release, as well as garnering acclaim in more recent retrospectives. IGN named it the “best Star Wars game ever made” in 2010.
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