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TIL at the Mcdonald's Global Headquarters in Chicago, IL, they have a restaurant with menu items from all over the world that you can try...and a "Hamburger University"

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OGVGL TIL There are at least two runic inscriptions in Hagia Sophia's marble parapets. They may have been engraved by members of the Varangian Guard in Constantinople during the Viking Age. One of them roughly translates to "Halfdan carved these ruins".
d86Kj TIL that Dan Slott almost did a Spider-Man/Doctor Who crossover comic.
7rn9p TIL that the character Butters was inspired by South Park staff member Eric Stough, a close friend of Trey Parker. Because of his “geeky” tendency to avoid offending others, something the pair found annoying, Matt Stone would refer to him as “little buddy” eventually shortening it to “Butters.”
w79J Til that originally, Barney the dinosaur was going to be a blanket before he was potrayed as a dinosaur.
Z8xro TIL that a man tried to escape to West Berlin with a car that could drive under the barrier. Another man crossed the Berlin Wall on a tight rope.