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TIL that KFC exists internationally

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d6M7 TIL of the Sagrada Familia: A church in Barcelona that has been under construction for over 130 years, and is still not expected to be complete by 2026 at the earliest estimate.
Brdyd TIL German chocolate cake isn't German. It's named after a guy named German.
6Wnm TIL that a sailor divided by zero and caused the USS Yorktown’s (CG-48) network system to fail, leaving it dead in the water.
a86NZ TIL in 1939 the US Military produced less than 3000 planes. By the end of the war they had produced 300,000 aircraft, including almost 100,000 fighter planes.
4bkg TIL In 1854, cholera broke out in London. Using spot maps, it was shown that the majority of cases occurred where the water pump in Broad Street was closest. However, monks within that area didn’t get cholera. Investigation showed that this was because they only drank beer, not water.