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TIL: USA has 10 times more retail space per capita compared to Germany

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NvYE TIL that Turk Edwards, an NFL player on the Washington Redskins, suffered a career ending injury during a coin toss.
R19a TIL If “Finding Nemo” happened in real life, when Nemo’s mom and siblings were eaten, Nemo’s dad would have developed female organs and formed a breeding pair with Nemo.
Z8Q6B TIL there are over 70 cats living in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. They are quite celebrities - not only films have been made about them but there's also a festival and a holiday dedicated to them.
9w40p TIL That a few days after the Oklahoma City Bombings, a severed left leg was found in the rubble. DNA evidence showed that it from a victim, Lakesha Levy. When they went to return her leg, it was found that she was already buried with one. It is unknown who the buried leg belongs to.