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TIL there are only 2 US States Without A Chick-Fil-A Location — Alaska and Vermont

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jNO8j TIL that the seemingly altruistic “Keep America Beautiful” anti-littering campaign was actually started so companies like Coca Cola and Dixie could produce MORE waste, to prevent bans on single-use containers, and make Americans feel like trash was the burden of individuals, not corporations.
69GJY TIL In 1924, the federal government funded enormous concrete arrows to be built every 10 miles or so along established airmail routes to help the pilots trace their way across America in bad weather conditions and particularly at night, which was a more efficient time to fly.
mxd5y TIL the infamous "Woman in Red" who betrayed John Dillinger did so to keep from being deported. The FBI promised to help her, and in the end, she was deported anyway.
vyBL TIL Finland plans to make access to 100 Mbit/s internet a legal right for all citizens by 2015
jVNj TIL That Cleveland Brown will be returning to Quahog with his new family after the cancellation of ‘The Cleveland Show’