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TIL Nordstrom's accepted a return of used tires from a customer because Nordstrom's bought three stores from the company that sold the original tires. The company even hangs tires in some break rooms to demonstrate their commitment to customer service.

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xVQlk TIL CEO of Three Market Square microchips employees
1amvr TIL of Stendhal Syndrome, an overwhelming, heart-racing ecstasy that occurs when exposed to art works of great beauty.
xdn1 TIL that North Korea had used ‘poo bombs’ - balloons carrying packages of used toilet roll, on South Korea. Military officials there were forced to open and check those 'packages’ for possible biochemical weapons.
Vvwp TIL George Washington died when attempting to cure a sore throat by draining half of his total blood content.
PVkO TIL that NPR posted a link “Why doesn’t America read anymore?” to their Facebook page; the link led to an April Fool’s message saying that many people comment on a story without ever reading the article & asking not to comment if you read the link; people commented immediately on how they do read.