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TIL that most Walmart shops allow anyone to use their parking lots at night for free

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OKG4 TIL after winning the 1962 European Cup, Benfica coach Béla Guttmann asked for a pay rise. When denied, he allegedly cursed the club and said: “Not in a hundred years from now will Benfica ever win a European Cup”. They have since reached 8 European Cup finals and lost all of them.
N7G8 TIL Sea Otters have a favourite rock, which they store in a pouch under their arm (usually the left)
aXa9 TIL of an area in Ohio called Helltown. It became abandoned in the 1970’s when the US government drove citizens from their homes through eminent domain to form national parks. One poor soul scrawled, “This is how the Indians must have felt” on the wall of his former home.
eMG4 TIL: There’s a law in Canada called the “Apology Act” which prevents parties from using an apology as an admittance of guilt in court.
v1vVr TIL A guy made a fictional restaurant the #1 restaurant in London using trip advisor and fake reviews. He served microwaved food and customers said it was the most exquisite food they ever tasted.