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TIL McDonalds invested in Chipotle in 1998, and by 2005 owned 90% of the restaurants.

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6E9Nl TIL 5 LA firefighters assaulted a man unprovoked in 2015, the victim has permanent brain damage while the 5 firefighters are still active today.
1Per TIL Adolf Hitler was nicknamed “Teppichfresser”, or “Carpet-Eater”, behind his back by party leaders. He would have nervous breakdowns over Czechslovakia, and hurl himself onto the ground to start chewing on his carpet.
4k8ro TIL that Schrödinger (famous for his "Schrödinger's cat" thought experiment) participated in a polygamous relationship with 2 other women. This relationship created a problem with work positions in universities in England and the US.
wWxY TIL, from 1860-1916, the British Army required every soldier to have a mustache.
kAVE TIL for 10 years in the UK, there was a pro paedophile group that campaigned for the age of consent to be removed/lowered to just 4 years.