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TIL about Whataburger, and What-a-burger. They’re both different restaurants that opened on the same day without the knowledge of each others existence.

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EgW7w TIL: Ayers Rock is now referred to as Uluru
b9649 TIL of Fried Coca-Cola, created by Abel Gonzales Jr. and introduced at the 2006 Texas State Fair. Served with whipped cream, cinnamon sugar, and a cherry, it sold 10,000 cups in it's first two weeks. Gonzales is also responsible for the creation of Fried Butter, as well as Fried Beer.
ZpP4B TIL in 1976 groundskeeper Richard Arndt caught Hank Aaron's 755th home run ball & tried to return it to Aaron but was told he's unavailable. The next day the Brewers fired Arndt for stealing team property (the ball) & deducted $5 from his final paycheck. In 1999, he sold it at auction for $625,000.
xVGY7 TIL that the letter "thorn", and the pronunciation was like the modern "th". It was used in the english language, evolving through out time to look like the letter "y"! So when you see "Ye old tavern" it's actually The Old Tavern!
4XdOa TIL that the NBC page program is extremely prestigious and even more competitive than Ivy League admissions. Many pages go on to have successful careers in the entertainment industry and notable former pages include Regis Philbin, Michael Eisner and Aubrey Plaza.