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TIL Chick-fil-A Makes More Per Restaurant Than McDonald's, Starbucks and Subway Combined … and It's Closed on Sundays

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M7NbK TIL about Hakuho Sho, the greatest sumo wrestler ever, with 45 championships, 16 undefeated championships, and 1187 wins. He held the coveted rank of yokozuna for 14 years and has the highest top division win ratio (84.6%) out of anyone in the modern era. He retired in 2021.
JYOOl TIL one of the medically sound ways to test for a pinworm infection is the ‘scotch tape test’ where the patient's asshole is taped over then [the tape is] removed to check for eggs.
R5oM9 TIL the longest ski jump ever is more than a quarter of a kilometre (253.5 m / 832 ft)
xVQZ7 TIL that the "achoo!" sound when you sneeze is influenced by culture. Without the cultural influence, the sneeze would just sound like a sharp release of air.
5YROB TIL the Hershey Kiss is a better packaged, better marketed, and mass produced version of The Wilbur Bud. The Wilbur Bud achieved its shape through the cumbersome process of molding. Hershey streamlined the process with a machine that formed the right shape automatically onto a cooled conveyor belt.