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TIL The Green Bay Packers (NFL) is the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional sports team based in the United States

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QJOOp TIL: Disney once tried to get into the Fast Food Business with Mickey's Kitchen. Two Trial Locations were open. One in Montclair, CA. and one in Chicago, IL. They promised healthier options then traditional fast food like turkey dogs.
gKOA TIL That Rolls Royce never disclosed the horsepower for their Silver Shadow and advertised it as “adequate.”
E1pvd TIL that some contact lenses have a laser marking to help you determine if your contact is inside out. For example, one brand has a "123" laser marking near the edge of the lens.
OGjja TIL measles was first described by a Persian physician in the tenth century.
xgPw TIL Winston Churchill, along with many of the Royal Navy’s highest ranking men, came very close to death after the ship they were on was fired at by a U-boat with 3 torpedoes. All three struck the hull of the ship, but all failed to explode.