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TIL in California if you order a cold Subway sandwich “to go” then its non taxed. Order it “for here” and the sandwich is taxed.

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RLo4 TIL there was a thoroughbred racehorse with a series of significant wins in the late eighteenth century named Potoooooooo, or Pot-8-Os.
eOZk TIL Robert Moses (considered to be the “master builder” of mid-20th century NYC, Long Island, Rockland and Westchester County) was responsible for various NYC bridge constructions, Interstate 278, the Cross-Bronx Expressway, parkways and other highways, but never held a valid driver’s license.
xVNkB TIL Rube Goldberg made his sons Thomas and George change their lastname to protect them from backlash from his political cartoons. Thomas chose the lastname George as a tribute to his brother, and in the spirit of family, George followed suit, voluntarily spending entire life going by George George.
7gAO TIL Jon Stewart is the highest-paid late night host, making an estimated $25-30 million per year.
9mP7 TIL Over 2,000 historic Armenian sites were purposely destroyed by the Turkish state between 1923 and 1974; this happened during Turkey’s so-called “secular” era. In addition, a lot of literature was lost: Turks used paper from science books to wrap cheese and dates in the bazaars.