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TIL Detroit has put in the most bids to host the olympics without ever hosting them

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Jmgm TIL that Burger King introduced a Left-Handed Whopper in 1998 with all condiments rotated 180 degrees which attracted thousands of customers.
o1oE TIL that after he watched a Pepsi commercial humorously showcasing an AV-8 Harrier II jet for 7,000,000 Pepsi points, a man attempted to buy the $23 million dollar jet by saving 15 points, paying $10 for shipping and handling, and sending in a check for $700,008.50 (at $0.10/point).
k4EE TIL that German Stalingrad veterans would often break their infantry assault badges as an indication that earning the assault badge in Stalingrad was a different level of achievement than earning it somewhere else
M7e0W TIL That in 1517 7 people were burned at the stake by the Catholic Church for the crime of teaching their children the 10 commandments and the Lord's Prayer.
nWKWY TIL: In 1872, the ship Mary Celeste was found adrift in the Atlantic Ocean with its crew missing. Everything was intact, including supplies, but the crew was never found, making it one of the greatest maritime mysteries.