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TIL that in the 70's and 80's, Walgreens also owned and operated a chain of restaurants called Wag's

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yB6M TIL that two psychologists, inexperienced in interrogation, were paid $80 million for developing and running the CIA torture program.
Ka56 TIL Waffle House has branded vans and RVs that dispatch after a natural disaster, providing what damaged restaurants need to remain open: generators, extra manpower, IT support, and, a food safety team to make sure its food is actually safe to eat once the restaurant is serving again.
XE5Q8 TIL that in 2008 a festival known as "Festival of the fuck bands" was held; it featured bands such as "Fucked up", "Holy fuck", "Fuck buttons" and "Fuck the writers" and was held in the town of Fucking, Austria.
JGG8 TIL of “Bitchin’ Betty”, a voice system in military aircraft that warns pilots by literally shouting at them seconds before they need to turn so they don’t crash
kOZ7W TIL that in the Hawaiian language, there are over 200 different words for rain, depending on the colour, intensity, duration, accompanying wind, time of year, the paths the drops fall in, the area it falls in, and even if it falls shortly after a loved one's death.