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TIL IKEA is the 6th largest food chain in the world

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v1rgx TIL there is a real (extinct) species called "Crash Bandicoot". The genus is "Crash" and its only species is "Bandicoot"
xkgo TIL that 60% of mid-size motels and hotels in the US are owned by those of Indian-origin, and of those, 1/3 have the last name ‘Patel’; a name used by the educated-merchant class in Gujarat, India which means “landowner”.
E1XJp TIL that despite the popular depiction in films and television, Manhattan has almost no alleys. The Commissioners Plan of 1811 designed the city's grid layout without alleyways to maximize the limited space. The few alleys that remain mostly predate that plan.
0dMPj TIL in 2007 the Hard Rock Cafe brand was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, making all Hard Rock Casinos tribal casinos.
5BBn TIL Netherlands Closed Eight Prisons Due To Lack Of Criminals