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TIL Domino's Pizza was unsuccessful in its attempt to expand into Italy, they failed to win over the local Italians as they preferred their local pizzerias

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l7JxN TIL about the 'battle of the farts' in 19th C Japan. '' In the battle of wind, the participants tried to knock others off their feet and caused the people to cover their nasal passages as a reaction of utter repulsion. It was indeed a battle of powerful, dangerous, and extremely noxious farts.''
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