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TIL During a city-wide ‘lockdown’ after the Boston Marathon bombings, selected Dunkin’ Donuts locations were ordered to remain open to serve police despite the closing of the vast majority of city businesses.

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5lD9 TIL the collective name for ladybirds is a loveliness of ladybirds
OoJna TIL that Michelin Tires started Michelin Restaurant guide 11 years after the tire company in hopes of encouraging people travel for good restaurants and wearing out their tires, and then buying more tires.
Q7p TIL that Heroin was created in 1897 as a patent cough remedy.
P9Jn TIL that there is a German whisky company that, prior to bottling, pour their whisky over a Playboy model’s naked breasts.
Yp54x TIL that to promote Spinal Tap’s 1992 album, Break Like The Wind, radio stations were sent a colander labelled as "Spinal Tap Official 1992 Calendar".