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TIL McDonald’s takes drive-thru orders across the country from a centralized call center in California.

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DKkr TIL each new US spy satellite under the “Key Hole” program is expected to cost more than the latest Nimitz-class aircraft carriers.
dDKX8 TIL diamonds are formed 90-125 miles below earth’s surface. Thats roughly the equivalent height of 23 mount everests. Then they make their way to the surface through volcanic eruptions or meteor strikes.
wa06 TIL Jack Daniels employees get a free bottle of Jack on the first payday of each month.
jNmYM TIL when brainstorming the time travel plot for Star Trek: First Contact, they considered sending the crew back to the Renaissance, befriending Leonardo da Vinci, and having sword fights alongside phaser fights. The idea was scrapped for being too campy and Patrick Stewart refused to wear tights.
Egr1x TIL: In 1986, one of the first computer hacks was uncovered when a systems administrator at Lawrence Berkeley Labs was trying to track down 75 cents or 9 seconds of unaccounted for server time. Cliff Stoll now runs a business selling klein bottles.