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TIL Thanksgiving day was rescheduled to maximize shopping time

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JYGaB TIL in Japan, when you buy a car, you have to prove you have somewhere to park it
gXm4 TIL that in 1963, Colonel Sanders appeared on What’s My Line… but not as a celebrity guest. His company already had over 900 outlets worldwide, but the panelists didn’t recognise him or his line of work at all!
wLGlM TIL that on April 1st 2015, BMW ran a newspaper ad that the first person to come into a dealership and ask for "Tom" could swap their old car for a brand new BMW
oRn7E TIL that Richard II is the first English monarch for whom a contemporary painting survives.
8aKYP TIL that Clifford Roberts, co-founder of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Golf Tournament, serving as chairmen of the club from 1931 to 1976, committed suicide on the course at age 83.