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TIL that there is only one McDonald’s in the world with turquoise arches in Sedona, Arizona, because government officials thought the yellow would look bad with the natural red rock of the city.

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9wWJr TIL about Jemima Nicholas, a Welsh woman who thwarted the French invasion of Britain in 1797 by leading a dozen women with pitchforks against the 1400 French troops. She captured 12 troops and locked them in a church, the French surrendered after 3 days
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78eZP TIL point Nemo, the most remote location on earth, is a space debris grave yard. satellites, rocket parts and space stations are sent here when they crash down to earth.