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TIL that in Australia, Burger King is called “Hungry Jack’s”

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J5l4 TIL there’s a genetic disease that causes people to stop sleeping and eventually die
WkAEL TIL that Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to serve as a justice on the United States Supreme Court in September 21, 1981 with a vote of 99-0. She retired on January 31, 2006.
rRWDe TIL in 1983, LA Dodgers pitcher Bob Welch pitched 9 shutout innings and hit a solo home run in a 1-0 win. This is the only time in baseball history this has happened
4XJ6N TIL Typhoon Karen was the most powerful tropical cyclone to strike the island of Guam, and has been regarded as one of the most destructive events in the island's history. It was classified as a Category 5 super typhoon.
6rkJ TIL an Indian man was fraudulently declared dead by his uncle. He fought with the Indian government for nineteen years to prove that he is alive.