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TIL that Walmart makes over $13 billion in sales from food stamps, but because of its employees’ low wages, also likely has the most employees currently receiving food stamps.

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E1ZkV TIL that in 1755 a massive earthquake hit Lisbon, Portugal on a major Catholic holiday, destroying the city's churches while sparing its brothels. Tens of thousands of worshipers were killed. The event profoundly shook the belief in a merciful god and the power of the church across Europe.
nEKW TIL that Wikipedia banned the Church of Scientology from editing any articles!
LV9d TIL that Heinrich Schliemann while searching for the archaeological remains of Troy, blew up 9 levels of archaeological remains with dynamite, including the level that is believed to be the historical Troy.
VZE0 TIL Ovaltine is technically a form of gruel, but the manufacturers avoid calling it such due to negative historial connotations
WGb4 TIL that cannibalism was so normal in ancient Fiji that “Eat me!” was a proper ritual greeting from a commoner to a chief.