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TIL that despite being one of the larger restaurant chains, Subway locations are closing at an ever-increasing rate

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M7mPV TIL Ving Rhames earned $7.7 million for roughly 39 seconds of screen time in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011), which makes him the highest-paid actor for the smallest amount of screen time. He had just two days of work on set.
bME0 TIL that the name Poodle comes from the German ‘pudelhund’ meaning “water dog”. Poodles were originally bred as water retrievers and their distinctive ‘pom-pom’ haircuts were designed to keep their joints warm and prevent rheumatism.
oRkNL TIL writer James Clavell was captured on Java in 1942 and sent to a Japanese POW camp, where he was feed a quarter of a pound (110 g) of rice per day, one egg per week and occasional vegetables.
GWGQ TIL that Jack Daniel’s last words were, “One more drink, please”
E1X1X TIL of “Sixteen String Jack,” a 1770’s highway robber famous for the colorful strings he wore over his breeches. He loved partying and robbed to pay his debts. Before his execution he dined with 7 women, joked with the crowd and danced a jig before being hung in a green suit he had specially made.