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TIL that, by law, all bars in Indiana are required to sell soup.

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GYGYJ TIL In 1988, an Aboriginal man named Burnum Burnum visited the white cliffs of Dover and ceremonially planted the Aboriginal flag there, claiming England for his people
xwZk TIL that nobody other than its owners really know who owns IKEA. Parts of it are owned by multiple shell corporations, and many of the stores themselves are technically owned by a non-profit charitable organization and thus do not pay taxes on their income.
5YRPQ TIL the pressing SHIFT+F3 after selecting the words can make you change between lowercase, UPPERCASE, and Capitalize the selected words. I feel so glad and stupid for not knowing this in my entire life.
R5x87 TIL that Isaac Newton was named warden of the British Royal Mint, an honorary title with no actual duties. However, Newton took it seriously and would visit sketchy bars in disguise to investigate criminals. This resulted in 28 counterfeiting convictions!
oRZ6o TIL the brain of a five-year-old child uses 50% of their body’s energy expenditure, rising to 2/3 while resting, which leads to a decline in rate of weight gain. The rate of energy needed for brain development then declines with age and the rate of weight gain resumes in parallel with the brain