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TIL TIME Magazine prepares covers for different world markets, and U.S. covers are often much lest substantive (& often trite) when compared with those around the world

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D44J TIL A Saudi businessman offered US$10 million to buy the shoes thrown at President Bush in a press conference in 2008.
NRw1 TIL the KKK didn’t originally burn crosses. It wasn’t until they were portrayed doing so in the 1915 silent film “Birth of a Nation” that the real KKK actually started doing it.
LkDJm TIL that Flamin’ Hot Cheetos were invented by Richard Montañez, a janitor for Frito-Lay. After heeding the call of the then CEO to “act like an owner” he then called the CEO about his idea, which took off as one of their best selling products today
l7YWV TIL The Shiba Inu is the most genetically closest dog breed to wolves.
b0LN TIL A federal prison inmate sued Taco Bell for stealing his Doritos Taco idea.