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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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a9lZ TIL in the 70’s the CIA had developed a working nearly traceless heart attack gun. It has contributed to many alleged assassinations and has been subject of many whistleblowers, including Matt Simmons who was exposing BP’s lies.
9Ymgm TIL that the US Navy owns a ship named USS Chancellorsville, which is literally named after a battle that the US lost.
loep5 TIL that Latvian folklorist Anna Bērzkalne wrote her 1942 doctoral thesis in English instead of German as a form of non-violent resistance to the Nazi occupation of Latvia during World War II.
jMaQ TIL In Nara, Japan wild deer roam the city and are so well socialized that they will bow in exchange for treats
Y7GQB TIL that in 1923, a jockey died mid-race but his horse still won the competition.