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TIL that Burger King had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people on Facebook you get a free whopper.

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XEbv8 TIL Irene Triplett who died 2 months ago was the last living child of a Civil War veteran.
NXdgb TIL that in 546 BCE Argos and Sparta had an all-star "Battle of the 300 Champions," where both sides picked their best hoplites and agreed to fight to the death. The two surviving Argives thought they'd won and left, leaving behind a single injured Spartan on the field. He also claimed victory.
obGR TIL more cops have died of illness linked to 9/11 than had perished in it on that day
kObM7 TIL that in 1933 Harry Gaines created the first comic book by putting together an 8 page magazine reprinting comic strips as a promotional item for Procter & Gamble
GdXJ TIL the creator of The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack came up with the premise after having his own failed adventures, such as when he got sunburned and began to starve on an underdeveloped island. He also, “went to Mexico and lived in the jungles and found myself eating out of dumpsters.”