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TIL that luxury department store Neiman Marcus gets 40% of its sales from 2% of its customers

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788mp TIL That the term 'Jadotville Jack' was used to describe members of A Company 35th Batallion Irish Army. The term was in reference to the unit's forced surrender after a siege from a numerically superior mercenary force and the Irish government/UN's refusal to decorate any survivors of the battle.
epWx4 TIL a 2017 study found that 73 attacks by wild polar bears on humans occurred between 1870-2014, which resulted in 20 human deaths and 63 human injuries.
EXBp TIL that back to the future was rejected by Disney they said a mother falling in love with her son is not appropriate for a family film
k0Q1 TIL Coyotes and badgers will hunt together. The badger digs up the prey and the coyote runs it down.
WkRB4 TIL the beginning of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (dit-dit-dit-dah) is morse code for the letter V. Representing victory, this was an acknowledged symbol of the war effort, made by Winston Churchill forming a 'V' with the first and second fingers of his raised right hand.