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TIL that the Glendale Galleria, a mid-sized mall in Los Angeles, was home to the very first Disney storefront, Apple Store, and Panda Express.

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4Xw96 TIL bootlegger Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton killed himself rather than report to federal prison after being convicted of moonshining offences. He prepared his grave footstone years in advance and had it by his front porch and kept his casket in his living room. The epitaph read, "Popcorn Said Fuck You."
DQ9jJ TIL that lobsters don’t age like most animals, and theoretically, they could live forever if they didn’t die from external causes.
vAYx TIL Cadbury won a 1909 libel suit against a publication for mentioning their delay in ceasing cacao purchase from countries with slave labor. The jury awarded one-fourth of a penny.
4vZb TIL that 1 in 10 chess games ended in a draw in 1850. Today, 1 in 3 chess games end in a draw.
LQXlP TIL that Adrian Carton de Wiart was a veteran of three major conflicts, losing a hand and an eye. He received the Victoria Cross, the highest British military award for gallantry, for his actions at La Boiselle. He, however, declined to even mention the medal in his autobiography.