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TIL: Burger King has a spa in Finland

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LVd TIL that Ronald Reagan’s Alzheimer’s can be traced as far back as three years into his first term of presidency
ADYw TIL there’s no hard evidence the Qu'ran existed before the last decade of the 7th century, 6 decades after Muhammad’s supposed death.
78DOx TIL as late as the 1850s, Santa Claus was said to deliver gifts on New Year’s Eve instead of Christmas Eve in many parts of America & Europe — ultimately, the widespread popularity of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” helped solidify Christmas Eve as the date
4XxEX TIL there was once a woman who was 7'11". She married a man who was 7'9" and they had a baby who weighed 22lbs at birth. It was reported she lost 6 gallons of fluid when her waters broke.
QX1e TIL, in 1949, India sent the Tokyo Zoo two elephants to cheer the spirits of the defeated Japanese empire.