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TIL as many as two-thirds of the televised deals on Shark Tank do not go through.

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PYa1V TIL that during World War II, Lockheed employed the skills of Disney, Paramount, and 20th Century Fox Studios to disguise one of their production plants to look like an ordinary California suburb from the air.
AQwB TIL that a war cry used by the Finnish Army during WW2 was “Tulta munille!” which roughly translates to “Fire at their balls!”
9wPRM TIL about the 1330 Battle of Posada, where Wallachians (southeastern Romanians) decisively defeated the Hungarians and were thus able to preserve their independence.
ym9w TIL the world’s largest soup kitchen is the Golden Temple, the holiest temple for Sikhs, which is located in Amritsar, Punjab, India. The Golden Temple can serve free food for up to 100,000 - 300,000 people every day, regardless of faith, religion, or background.
wLMB6 TIL the English language is the only language (of the most spoken languages in the world) that doesn’t have a regulator body/institution.