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TIL that there’s a man who shops at Trader Joe’s in Seattle and buys things in bulk and then transports them up to Vancouver to his own store called “Pirate Joe's” because there are no Trader Joe’s in Canada. He’s gotten banned at some Trader Joe’s and sometimes has to put on disguises to shop.

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xVMk0 TIL that the Galil ARM features a bottle opener on the front handguard, as magazines were being damaged by being used to open bottles.
Wko59 TIL If you stretched the DNA in one cell all the way out, it would be about 2m long and all the DNA in all your cells put together would be about twice the diameter of the Solar System.
vPD97 TIL of the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, a limestone sculpture from the Neo-Assyrian Empire that was created around 827–824 BC. It is notable for displaying the earliest depiction of a Biblical figure – King Jehu, who reigned the northern kingdom of Israel for 28 years, from c. 841–814 BC.
oBr0L TIL about Haru Urara. A Japanese racehorse who became a famous role model because she never gave up, despite losing over 100 races in a row. For her 106th race Japan’s premier jockey was brought in to ride her, and try to deliver that long sought after victory. She came 10th out of 11.
yQVMV TIL that Slash [GnR] initially wanted to play the bass. Seeing a local music teacher play electric guitar was the reason that made him switch over to it.