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TIL Takeout coffee cups are not recyclable and billions are wasted every year

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kJnj4 TIL that in the early days of Fed-Ex, there was one time the company couldn't afford the fuel bill for their planes, so the founder took the company's last $5,000 and went to Las Vegas and won $27,000 playing blackjack, and kept the company afloat.
JQwB TIL that Joseph Kennedy initially hoped for his eldest son Joseph (jr.) to become President. It was only when Joe jr. was killed during World War II, that he encouraged his younger son, John F Kennedy, to pursue a political career.
epAZL TIL The Confucian concept of Junzi, or gentleman, from the Analects have been debated by philosophers. One translation is "Superhero" because it embodies virtues like moral fortitude, politeness, love of learning, a sense of justice, and trustworthiness
VMnNQ TIL That Wal-Mart has it’s own ‘radio station’ that plays the same music across every store in the country, complete with DJs, shoutouts, and the like.
Kpj9 TIL the bird Americans call a “turkey” is called an India in Turkey, and a Peru in Portugese.