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TIL that 1 out of every 8 Americans has worked at a McDonalds at some point in their life.

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e0be4 TIL that in Abraham Lincoln's time in the Illinois legislature, he once leapt out of a first-story window in a failed attempt to prevent a quorum from being present. The doors of the Capitol had been locked to prevent legislators from fleeing.
E15Vp TIL that there are at least 7 kinds of popcorn. 4yellow, 1red, 1blue, 1purple. Mostly all shades of white. But only 1 is a different shape!
4XVOJ TIL more than 30 countries sell citizenship or residence permits for cash. In Thailand, the cost is $10,000, while fast-track residence in the UK requires $10m.
8e458 TIL At 13, Myron Kinley lied about his age to join his father in the oil fields. After witnessing a failed attempt to snuff a fire with explosives, he later figured out how to make it work and changed the industry.
epEKk TIL: Initially, The Beatles included Ghandi on the cover of Sgt Peppers, but an EMI exec airbrushed him out behind a palm leaf - likely to sell more records in India