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TIL McDonald’s is no longer the world’s largest restaurant chain - Subway now has more outlets open worldwide than McDonald’s.

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Xd06 TIL that a lesbian journalist went undercover as a straight white male for 18 months. She concluded that “Men are suffering. They have different problems than women have, but they don’t have it better… I like [being a woman] more now because I think it’s more of a privilege.”
eQeg TIL that in September 2005, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko sacked the entire government in an effort to curb corruption.
4kXbN TIL in 2017, a Pittsburgh restaurant hosted an event with French-Canadian chefs serving horse tartare. The event sparked public outrage, USDA investigation, and a petition to ban horse meat in Pennsylvania. Horse meat is a delicacy and staple throughout much of French-Canada, Europe, and Asia.
OGQ41 TIL Miley Cyrus’ brother was the guitarist/bassist for the band Metro Station
N7xjJ TIL that black walnut trees produce a toxin that is released from their roots, that can weaken or kill other plants near them.