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TIL: Domino’s in India created a pizza that looks like a burger

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ObQe TIL from 2006 - 2010, excessive alcohol use led to approximately 88,000 deaths and 2.5 million years of potential life lost each year in the United States, shortening the lives of those who died by an average of 30 years.
YpnoP TIL in 1988, during the crack epidemic, temperatures in New York City exceeded 90 every day for two months causing the murder rate to increase by 75%
m10Wx TIL that there is a town in Upstate New York called Neversink, Ironically, the original Neversink was permanently flooded when the Neversink reservoir was built.
BrPOe TIL that the first Diet Soda was "No-Cal Ginger Ale". It was originally developed in 1952 for Diabetics and used the sweetener Calcium Cyclamate, which is presently banned in the United States.
nDAG TIL Italy’s Credem Bank accepts parmesan cheese from local producers in exchange for bank loans. The offered loans are for up to 24 months, equal to the time it takes the parmesan to age. If the loan defaults, the cheese is sold at market price. 440,000 parmesan wheels (worth $250M) are stored there