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TIL that “giddyup” is a contraction of “get thee up”

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jr4R TIL that riot control agents (e.g. pepper sprays) are considered chemical weapons and forbidden in warfare
bLnN TIL that a small japanese railway company was so financially troubled that they started selling rice crackers, to the point that profits from selling rice crackers were double than those from the railway.
Ool0e TIL that fast food chain KFC temporarily closed some branches in the UK due to a shortage of chicken supply. As an apology, they ran an ad that rearranged the letters on their chicken buckets to FCK.
M5EA TIL when Tommy Chong went to prison, his cellmate was Jordan Belfort, the Wolf of Wall Street. Chong is the one who convinced him to write his memoirs
lAvB TIL The Nazis built a 4.5km long beach resort complex on a German Island, and none of its 10'000 rooms had been used for more than 70 years.