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TIL there are more fried chicken restaurants in Korea than there are McDonalds and Subways (combined) globally

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Ywgx TIL Ed Sheeran bought a ticket to LA with no contacts other than one poetry night. He played open mic nights all over the city before he was spotted by Jamie Foxx, who was so impressed that he offered Sheeran the use of his recording studio and a bed in his Hollywood home for six weeks.
epwXg TIL in Louisville, KY, 1855 the Know-Nothing Party attempted to guard polls and prevent Democrat-leaning Irish and German Catholics from voting. Riots broke out, and Know-Nothings roamed the streets, vandalizing, looting, and burning. Historians estimate deaths at 19-22; Catholics estimate over 100
KY9M9 TIL that there's a reason why smoke alarm tend to need battery replacement at night. As the temperature drops at night, the battery’s chemical reaction slows and the voltage lowers. The internal circuit then detects this as battery needing replacement.
ADMJx TIL; Alice Cooper used to babysit Keanu Reeves.
R7oO7 TIL Saudi Arabia’s royal family’s net worth of $1.4 trillion, makes the family roughly 16 times as wealthy the British royal family, which has a net worth of $88 billion.