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TIL The first-ever nationally televised political convention was the 1952 Republican convention in Chicago

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XEnxP TIL There is a "World’s Smallest Target Store" in Marathon, Texas. An unknown person painted a bullseye and the word Target on the side of a former railroad structure and turned it into an art installation.
LkxKp TIL in 1995 McDonald's sued a topless sandwich shop in Melbourne, Australia called "McTits" to get them to change their name.
kJvME TIL there is a maid café in Japan where maids pretend to be your wives. Inside, a delicious home-cooked meal is ready on the table…oh, and she’s wearing a bikini. Also, the cafe in question is obviously still in operation today, after 7 years.
LQrZV TIL about seasteading, the creation of permanent dwellings in international waters (seasteads) that are independent of governments. No one has yet created a structure recognized as a state. Proposed structures have included modified cruise ships, refitted oil platforms, and custom floating islands.
1a0A8 TIL under the START treaty, Russians could inspect US missile sites. As a result, Sites such as at Tekoi Utah feature Russian-language signage.