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TIL An IKEA in The Netherlands had to cancel their 1 euro breakfast special because of the traffic jams of customers it caused.

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R7rra TIL a Washington high school senior named Ibrahim Ahmad stapped fake explosives to his body and asked a girl to prom with a sign saying "I kno it's a little late but I'm kinda the bomb. Rilea will you be my date to prom?" The school gave him a five-day suspension but the girl said yes.
yVr7V TIL that squirrels can theoretically survive a fall from ANY height due to their size and mass.
5YN1D TIL About Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, the "Lion of (East) Africa". He was a General for Imperial Germany under Wilhelm II during the First World War, known as one of the greatest Generals of WW1 he was "the only German Commander to successfully invade the British Empire during WW1"
OGPpR TIL According to the National Hole-in-One Registry, the odds of the average golfer making a hole-in-one (or ace) are 12,500 to 1 but a Tour player has a 3,000 to 1 chance of making an ace.
Dxej TIL you should use the stall closest to the door in public restrooms. Most people skip it and it ends up being used less and generally has less germs.