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TIL the Soviet Union still has an active internet domain suffix in operation, .su. It has since become a haven for cybercriminals and dark net users, as well as for the Donetsk People’s Republic

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BgrYy TIL McDonald's was 90% owner of Chipotle restaurants until 2006 when they sold their shares for $1.5 Billion. Today Chipotle is worth over $35 Billion and among the 500 most valuable companies on earth. Part of the reason for the sale was disagreement over adding drive thrus to Chipotle locations.
1aAnW TIL Rihanna, Adele, P!nk, Jay-Z and Cardi B all declined the offer to perform at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show
4kKy5 TIL Married With Children never had canned laughter. They filmed in front of a live audience that reacted to the scenes. That's why there's sometimes long, awkward pauses when they waited for the production team to shut down the audience.
xVnp1 TIL the Swastika represents 'Good Luck' and 'Well-being' and was even used in Western Culture before WW2
87JX TIL the Men’s Warehouse guy (“I guarantee it”) was fired because he had “difficulty accepting the fact” that, although he founded the company, he was no longer in control as a CEO, and just simply a pitchman.