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TIL Subway has more locations than Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut combined

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d8WV8 TIL that 70% isopropyl alcohol is more effective at killing bacteria than 91% alcohol. This is because the water in the solution helps it permeate more fully.
GwnJ TIL the original Mortal Kombat was based on a failed game inspired by Jean Claude Van Damme; they kept the JCVD character and named him Johnny Cage. (Also: MK Fatalities led to the creation of the ESRB rating system.)
wLmlE TIL Khemjira Klongsanun, a runner in a Vietnam Marathon, found an abandoned puppy on the side of the road during the race, and ended up carrying it for the remaining 19 miles until the finish line. She adopted it afterwards.
p84PG TIL that the word "procrastinate" comes from Latin meaning "to put off until tomorrow" and there is another word "perendinate" that means "to put off until the day after tomorrow"
6k9l TIL United Airlines Kicked Girl With Autism Off United Plane