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TIL: Some McDonald's Restaurants only have one arch because that was the original design to hold up the signs.

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9wWwG TIL that from 1992-2014, $400 Billion dollars was given by the US Government To Telecom companies for Fiber Optic Internet that doesn’t exist
e0Vlg TIL pickles work as a palate cleanser by sweeping fat away from your taste buds allowing you to taste the food like it was your first bite.
YbYA TIL in 1945, Grace Hopper traced a computer problem to a moth between the relays, then taped it up into her log book and wrote, “First actual case of a bug being found.” This popularized the terms “bug” and “debug” and her log book is now stored within the Smithsonian.
nZ47 TIL: Engineers have created a chemical coating that causes cotton materials to clean themselves of stains and remove odors when exposed to sunlight.
YpRnA TIL in WWII German command ordered encircled US troops in Bastogne to surrender, to which Gen Anthony McAuliffe replied simply: NUTS! When Col Joseph Harper delivered the message to the German commander, the commander asked what the message meant. Harper replied, "In plain English? Go to hell."