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TIL That the Spread of Thai Restaurants Around the World Was the Result of a Deliberate Operation Backed by the Thai Government

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J1g6l TIL that there is evidence that Neanderthals may have been a seafaring people, sailing from the mainland to the island of Crete 130,000 years ago.
J1lXk TIL Buzz Lightyear was originally named Lunar Larry
XLo6 TIL Subway Passed McDonald’s as the World’s Largest Franchise in 2010
e0g9n TIL that the Kimba the White Lion/The Lion King plagiarism accusations are based on almost nothing.
4dON TIL despite the existence of the Pan-American Highway, it is not possible to drive between South America and Central America in a normal passenger car. Swamps, indigenous peoples, FARC rebels, and environmental considerations have left the 100-km “Darién Gap” undeveloped.