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TIL McDonalds only reintroduces the McRib when pork prices are low.

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wGE8 TIL that Richard Burbage (who played Shakespeare’s Richard III) was invited to have sex with one of his admirers. When he arrived, Shakespeare was already there and told Burbage “William the Conqueror came before Richard III”.
GALn5 TIL “Time Immemorial” actually refers to a specific date - the Accession of Richard I - in English law
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6eMY TIL that in 1978, the engineer of Citicorp Center, one of the 10 tallest buildings in NYC, discovered a fatal flaw in the building’s structure. A massive, secretive plan, was set in motion to correct the flaw before the building toppled over and killed thousands.
VMZK0 TIL that in the 1790s a meteorite about 10 tonnes in mass crashed into what is now the suburbs of Melbourne Australia. No white people saw it, but the Boon Wurrung aboriginal people did and it was a source of profound feelings for them. Later, white people stole it and sent it to a London museum.