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TIL The most popular item at Walmart is bananas. They sell more bananas than any other single item they carry.

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kOoyd TIL Hiroaki Aoki moved to NYC from Japan where he would work 7 days a week in an ice cream truck he rented in Harlem. Using the $10,000 he saved from the business, he convinced his father to invest in a four-table teppanyaki restaurant which would be named "Benihana" after the red Safflower.
Y6JW TIL that in Singapore, it is illegal for carriers to lock mobile phones to their network because they aren’t allowed to restrict competition. Carriers found to breach this could have their licenses suspended or revoked.
9Dx7 TIL In 1997, the rope snapped during a massive game of tug-of-war, completely cutting off 2 competitors arms. NSFW
BrLXL TIL there is an all-female species of lizard, called the desert grassland whiptail lizard, which reproduces asexually.
mwdv TIL that Will Dean, founder of the Tough Mudder, created the race after his wetsuit zipper got stuck during a triathlon & racers around him weren’t willing to sacrifice the time it would have cost to stop and help. He wanted something where teamwork & accomplishment were more important than winning.