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nWvaG TIL that the average Texan pays more taxes than they would in California.
4XOxR TIL that in 1997 when the Methuen Mall closed, Applebee's refused to leave. For two years the mall was completely empty, save for the single Applebee's. The mall was demolished around the Applebee's, leaving the restaurant alone on a 60-acre lot until a lengthy legal battle forced them to leave.
mPnR TIL studies show that people eat worse than they normally would if the restaurant offers healthy alternatives. Merely seeing a healthy menu option satisfies the goal to be healthy.
OGe1 TIL that in 2005 individuals gave $199 billion in donations. $93 billion of that was given to the church.
9wvep TIL the concept of sister cities originated in WW2 as a way of establishing solidarity between allied cities that had been devastated by fighting and air raids. The first 'twinned' cities were Coventry, England and Stalingrad in the Soviet Union in 1942 as both were extensively destroyed in the war