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TIL Chik-fil-A workers are trained to say “My Pleasure” instead of “You’re Welcome” because it’s more personal.

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09LN TIL that in 2009, Chinese press agencies spoke about a Swedish town called “Chako Paul City”. Men were allegedly banned and all 25,000 residents were sex-craving females who often turned to lesbianism. Although the town didn’t exist, millions of Chinese men still flocked Swedish tourist-companies.
vgPx TIL in 1871 William Frisbie of Bridgeport, Connecticut began the Frisbie Pie Company. Local schoolchildren made a game of tossing his empty pie plates which soon became popular with local college students. The name Frisbie was picked up by Wham-O toy company who changed it to Frisbee.
QPPE TIL Dave Chappelle will dress as Prince on Prince’s new album cover
QXdM TIL because we compare ourselves to the people around us, countries with the happiest people also have the highest suicide rates.
deOK TIL Howard Hughes’ “The Conqueror” was filmed on a nuclear test site, causing 91 cast and crew members to develop cancer. This is thought to be responsible for the deaths of John Wayne, Susan Hayward, director Dick Powell and others. It would be Hughes’ last movie.