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TIL The McRib was introduced because McDonald’s was running out chicken for the McNuggets

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XEkLk TIL that in the city of Iruma, Japan keeps track of their elderly citizen who have dementia by having placing a waterproof QR sticker on their fingernails or toenails
gMW5X TIL of the "World's Littlest Skyscraper" scam committed on Wichita Falls, Texas. The designer said the building would be 480 in height. Investors assumed it was 480 feet not 480 inches and soon realized they invested $200,000 in a 4 storey building. They lost in court and the builder kept the money.
n7Wb TIL Matt Damon used to breakdance for cash at Harvard Square
QN7YX TIL the lead singer of the 80s-90s band Living Colour, Corey Glover, was also in the 1986 movie Platoon.
Y6Or TIL Idaho is nicknamed the “Gem State” because every known type of gemstone has been found there, including the star garnet which has only otherwise been found in India