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TIL that because bullets move faster than sound, a shot to the head could kill you before you even hear the gun fire

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awJob TIL Trader Joe's is owned by ALDI. ALDI, a German-based grocery store chain split into 2 branches - Aldi Nord and Aldi Sud - due to owners thoughts on tobacco sales. Aldi Sud is the ALDI we see here in the States. Due to name licensing, Aldi Nord rebranded into Trader Joe's
p5kp TIL that BBC once trolled an internet troll (who sends vile abuse on memorial pages) by giving the man an unscheduled interview (the troll gave a very disrespectful interview.) BBC aired it with his name and location open and he received a lot of hate that he was forced to delete his account.
J1QXl TIL that there has been a sharp increase in nursing homes in Thailand for elderly dementia patients from Europe, as the costs are significantly cheaper compared to care back in the West, while also allowing for significantly lower carer:patient ratios and individualized care.
D1JNe TIL Zack Snyder has never seen the theatrical cut of Justice League, a movie he is credited with as sole director. He left the project after a family tragedy in 2017 while the film was in post-production. He is currently working on his own director’s cut of the film to be released on HBO next year.
o9nE TIL easily more than 10% of women cheat on their spouses (as confirmed irrefutably by a study of baby blood types differing from father’s [pg72 The Science of Adultery])