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TIL that the CEO of McDonald’s is a former robotics engineer who thought he was being recruited by McDonnell Douglas (a defense contractor) when he was first hired.

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Zx1a TIL the North Korean government is one of the largest counterfeiters of U.S. $50 and $100-dollar bills, dubbed “superdollars,” as they are so close to the real thing that they’ve been referred to as “just U.S dollars not made by the U.S. government.”
6V8m TIL the iconic Wayfarer sunglasses went almost extinct in the early 1980s, until Ray-Ban signed a product placement deal incorporating them into 60 films and television shows a year.
a8kjM TIL Legendary sports announcer Al Michaels, 78, claims to have never eaten a vegetable.
E1yMV TIL that “Boo” comes from the Latin, meaning “I am crying aloud!”, which means that when ghosts say “boo!” they are basically saying “I am yelling!”
l7x8G TIL all foreign and domestic students can study for free at public German universities regardless of what country you're from!