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TIL movie popcorn costs more per ounce than filet mignon

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QKVe TIL that there have been multiple reports of sightings of gigantic bipedal frogs in Loveland, Ohio.
ZjLG TIL that Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said that the manager of officials of the NBA “wouldn’t be able to manage a Dairy Queen.” Dairy Queen was offended by this and invited him to manage a Dairy Queen for a day. Cuban accepted the company’s invitation and worked for a day at a Dairy Queen
ADXyx TIL on 9-11 immediately after US airspace was closed, Canada implemented "Op Yellow Ribbon" & landed 250 US bound flights with 45k passengers in 14 smaller airports across the country. Canadians in communities such Gander (10k) also welcomed up to 6,000 stranded passengers into their homes.
E8ko TIL Saddam Hussein, former dictator of Iraq, wrote a romance novel.
J1wVv TIL Lockheed Martin have filed for a patent on a small fusion "engine" intended to provide propulsion for a future aircraft design. "Provided herein are various leptonic power sources, leptonic control systems, and leptonic-powered engines."