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D1y6D TIL That a canceled Waffle House contract resulted in the creation of Chik-Fil-A.
N7Ede TIL Rick Kirkham of Tiger King fame conducted high profile interviews about drug abuse while secretly being high on crack
kORN4 TIL the last German troops to surrender after World War II were a group of soldiers stationed at a meteorological station on Svalbard. They lost radio contact in May 1945 and were unable to radio for support until August 1945. They were picked up by Norwegian seal hunters on September 4.
9YLaM TIL Antibiotic ointments such as Neosporin have not been proven more effective at healing than regular petroleum jelly, and may contribute to the spread of MRSA
6vEl TIL law enforcement and the entire concept of a ‘police force’ is a very new historical concept. Outside of private guards and community vigilantism, policing did not even exist until 1707 in Great Britain - and it was 1829 before police were established in London.