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TIL: there are more marijuana Dispensaries in Colorado Than McDonald’s & Starbucks, Combined.

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wLgN1 TIL that delivery companies hijack phone numbers of restaurants and are hemorrhaging money. Grubhub lost $33 million on $360 million in revenue in Q1. Doordash lost $450 million off $900 million in revenue in 2019. Uber Eats has Uber's highest profits. Uber Eats spent $1.2 B to make $734 million
xV89g TIL that the Appalachian Mountains and the Scottish Highlands are part of the same ancient mountain range.
7rgVP TIL That after winning the battle of Kleidion in 1014, the Byzantine Emperor Basil II took an estimated 14,000-15,000 prisoners, and punished them by sorting them into groups of a 100, then blinded 99 men in each one and left a single man in each with one eye so that he could lead the others home.
R5l84 TIL that "One step beyond" by 70s-80s UK band Madness is a cover of a 1964 song by artist Prince buster (Cecil Bustamente Campbell)
ne6mP TIL Momus was sued by (sexually reassigned) Wendy Carlos for $22 million for Momus's song "Walter Carlos", which suggested that Wendy could timetravel back to marry her pre-surgery self, Walter. Momus's next album was crowdfunded sketches in the style of 'Walter Carlos', to pay the legal fees.