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TIL There are more public libraries than McDonalds in the U.S.

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yQOa8 TIL that Jeff "Skunk" Baxter Guitarist for Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers is a ballistic missile expert that contracts with the DoD.
pYEgN TIL that the term “shirako” (literally “white child”) refers to the testicles or sperm sacs of male fish, which are considered a delicacy in Japan.
GjgQ TIL Chumbawumba, known in the U.S. for the one-hit-wonder song Tubthumping, is an anarchist punk band with a long history of anti-fascist demonstrations and questionably-legal stunts, like smearing blood on a record label’s building.
0ddyA TIL: The British built over 100 concentration camps during the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in South Africa. Over 26,000 woman & children died in these camps from starvation & disease
jNjDE TIL Charles Ramsey was eating McDonald's when he heard screaming and saw Amanda Berry trying to escape a house. She had been kidnapped and held captive for 10 years. He called 911, helping her and two other prisoners escape. Hearing this, McDonald's gave Ramsey free food for life.