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TIL McDonald's is one of the largest owners of real estate in the world and it earns the majority of its profits from collecting rent, not from selling food.

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V07k TIL a flight Ernest Hemingway was on crash-landed in Africa. He and his companions were rescued and put in another plane, which burst into flames on the runway. Finding the door jammed, Hemingway used his head as a battering ram, butted the door twice and got out.
G9G4 TIL in a typical Major League Baseball season a total of approximately 160,000 baseballs are used.
JY0ll TIL iguanas go into shock, drop from trees and lay there until the temperature rises enough to give them energy again.
l7pAA TIL that four time World's Strongest Man winner Jón Páll Sigmarsson, who famously stated "There is no reason to be alive, if you can't do deadlift!" died at the age of 32 while deadlifting in his gym.
nW8Do TIL that the 1912 Stockholm Olympics was the last time winners received medals made of 100% solid gold. Ever since 1st place medals have been gold plated.