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TIL that Whole Foods has a very strict “zero tolerance” shoplifting policy. Even if you plead that you accidentally walked out with something and are willing to pay for it, you will be banned.

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WNy8 TIL the fastest speed a human being has ever attained was when Apollo 10 returned from the moon at 24,791 mph (36,360 feet/second). This is slightly faster than going down to the Marianas Trench in one second.
9Y1JD TIL that Scotland gained its Northern Isles from the Kalmar Union (the combined kingdoms of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark) since the king of the Kalmar Union's daughter was getting married to the king of Scotland but the king of the Kalmar Union never paid the dowry so Scotland annexed the islands.
loVm7 TIL that Christopher Meloni will reprise his role for a new SVU-spinoff series, where Stabler comes out of retirement to lead an NYPD Organized Crime task force. I I would enjoy that as L&O:SVU is one of my favorite shows. This new one is L&O: Organized Crime.
W7ewX TIL the Dutch Royal Family Returned Prince Bernhard’s Nazi Membership Card to Germany, Sparking Renewed Controversy
RQxa TIL lawmakers got sick after drinking raw milk–which they drank to celebrate passing a law legalizing raw milk as safe for human consumption. Naturally, instead of seeing it for what it was (poetic justice), they refused to blame the raw milk.