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TIL that Flamin’ Hot Cheetos were invented by Richard Montañez, a janitor for Frito-Lay. After heeding the call of the then CEO to “act like an owner” he then called the CEO about his idea, which took off as one of their best selling products today

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QJo9a TIL Kirk means "church" in Scottish
eDn TIL a tiger is most likely to win a fight against a lion.
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