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x61M1 TIL McDonald's initially was a barbeque restaurant when it first opened. They had lots of competition as a barbeque shop and dealt with tight profit margins which caused them to close for a few months. They then reopened as a burger restaurant.
YjVx TIL that sneezing behind the wheel caused 2,500 car accidents a week in the UK, and if you sneeze while traveling at 60 mph your eyes are closed for an average of 50 feet.
kMde TIL when a plane crashed on Rikers Island in 1957, prisoners were released from the prison building to help pull people from the wreckage. Some had their sentences commuted or reduced for acts of heroism during the incident.
8aJy4 TIL that Portugal’s 1974 Eurovision entry “E Depois do Adeus” (“And After The Farewell”) by Paulo de Carvalho was a secret signal to the rebels to begin the Carnation Revolution which overthrew the authoritarian Estado Novo regime.
GWMN TIL sleeping in a hammock is actually good for you - and your back! (The Hammock Brainwash)