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TIL that when a hurricane is approaching, Walmart sales of Strawberry flavoured Pop-Tarts increase by over over 7x.

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xVXa1 TIL that between 2002 and 2014, Norwegian police only fired their weapons 33 times. In 2007, no shots at all were fired.
nWLG7 TIL about Zimmerit. The textured coating that was applied to German tanks in WWII to protect against magnetic mines... despite the fact that the mines were only used widely by German forces.
Bgwmk TIL the largest football (soccer) stadium in the world is the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in North Korea, with a total capacity of 114,000
gM4wL TIL a man sued the NFL over ownership rights claiming he was gifted the company by Saddam Hussein in 1991.
5YZRQ TIL “Spaghettification” is a legit Astronomy term that explains what happens when a person falls into a black hole.