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TIL that the two founders of Pizza Hut sold the business to Pepsi in 1977, and one of the founders then became a prolific Papa John's franchisee, owning 133 locations by the year 2001.

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R5nO9 TIL Lamborghini was founded in 1963 as a result of a feud between founder Ferruccio Lamborghini and Enzo Ferrari. Dissatisfied with the clutch in his Ferrari, Lamborghini decided to create his own car company producing high-performance, luxury sports cars to rival Ferrari.
Lk9NP TIL Mexico was the only country to protest the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany. To honor that support, there is a square in Vienna named "Mexikoplatz".
eAGn TIL There is an Israeli policy document prepared in 1996 advocating an aggressive new policy including the removal of Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq, and the containment of Syria by engaging in proxy warfare and highlighting their possession of “weapons of mass destruction”.
LQdyd TIL Lyndon B Johnson worked 18-20 hour days without breaks, smoked heavily, and used his knowledge of every senator's ambitions, hopes, and tastes to his advantage in securing votes. As a congressman, he was the most powerful majority leader in American history.
xVOk0 TIL of the Ceremony of the Keys which is carried out every night at exactly 9:53 pm at the Tower of London and is believed to be the oldest military ceremony in the world. Originating in the Middle Ages it has never once been cancelled though it was delayed once during WWII due to enemy action.