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TIL the Sultan of Brunei and his brother bought so many bespoke Bentleys that it saved the entire company from bankruptcy

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69EW8 TIL that the reason the English football club Sheffield Wednesday is named after the day of the week is because the factory workers who played for the team had a half day on Wednesday
4Xr5 TIL That picking your nose and eating your boogers is good for your immune system
VMYD8 TIL of two boys from Ireland that in 1985 managed to to sneak on to 2 trains, a ferry and a plane taking them from Dublin Ireland, through Wales and England eventually ending up in New York City
QJX96 TIL of the Raines Sandwich. In 1896, New York passed the Raines law to reduce Sunday drinking. The law had a loophole allowing bars to serve alcohol only with a meal. Staff added a sandwich to every drink order, then took it away, serving it to the next customer - the sandwich often lasted all day.
ZjLG TIL that Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said that the manager of officials of the NBA “wouldn’t be able to manage a Dairy Queen.” Dairy Queen was offended by this and invited him to manage a Dairy Queen for a day. Cuban accepted the company’s invitation and worked for a day at a Dairy Queen