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TIL That Cadbury Chocolate Has a Football Team

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awKLy TIL about "Quaker Cannons," invented during the American Revolution by George Washington's 2nd cousin, William. Having no real artillery while assaulting loyalist troops in a fortified barn, Washington had a log painted to resemble a cannon and threatened to open fire. The enemy leader surrendered.
LkEWd TIL Sears once sold homes though their catalogue. These kits would include everything the home would require, including plumbing, heating and wiring. Parts would arrive by train to the buyer, who would assemble it themselves. Many of these houses still stand today.
wZoY TIL there are no Walmarts in NYC (all 5 boroughs) whatsoever due to political pressure as well as neighborhood, labor and environmental groups and small businesses
jNrMX TIL Liechtenstein gives away free beer to anyone who shows up on their national holiday, Staatsfeiertag.
BnQx TIL that HSBC was caught laundering money again, again, and again, of the collusion of the biggest banks that caused Trillions of dollars of damages (the LIBOR scandal) as well as that they are unanimously deemed as “too big to jail”.