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TIL that Popeyes and Burger King are owned by the same company - Restaurant Brands International.

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mxB0y TIL that a 1977 issue of Marvel Comics' The Defenders was dedicated to the Canadian rock band Rush. The issue not only opens with a written dedication to the band, but also includes thematic references to the band's songs "2112" and "The Twilight Zone" within the comic.
4keEb TIL that Efren Reyes decided to use an alias in 1985 to throw off players from avoiding him. Instead of going by his real name, he used the name of his best friend, Cesar Morales, and surprised players at the Red's Open 9-Ball Tournament in Houston, Texas.
v1NW8 TIL the Turkish Straits crisis was an opening salvo of the Cold War, as the Soviet Union tried to take over two key channels in order to control Black Sea naval traffic. Stalin threatened to invade Turkey from the Balkans, prompting the Truman Doctrine of capitalist aid that put the country in NATO
6Zxl TIL English sailors on the HMS Dolphin in 1766 discovered that native women on islands would trade sex for iron, and began pulling nails out, causing loss of the ship’s structural integrity.
we1o TIL Germany granted Vladimir Lenin safe passage back to Russia via armored train knowing of his plans to begin the revolution and remove Russia from World War 1. Lenin succeeded and Russia was no longer a threat to the Germans. This could be one of the best military decisions ever made.