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TIL citizens of a small NY town forced McDonalds to renovate (instead of tearing down) the ~200-year-old Georgian mansion it purchased, resulting in a uniquely historic franchise location

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N5ee TIL that in Australia 4,000 people once rioted because a pub closed.
XEgQk TIL that when Don Rosa, creator of the immensely popular modern Donald Duck comics (and "The Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck") tried to submit a comic book set in ancient Greece to the US mag Lexington Herald, its editor rejected it, stating: "We gear our comics toward a less intelligent audience".
JY9m TIL a study has suggested that men outnumber women among American rape victims - [repost per admin]
mGnY TIL the most expensive tie in the world is “The Suashish Necktie” - It is made of pure silk, and fashioned from 150 grams of gold, and 271 diamonds
rN1Ox TIL that when Madonna's first single was released, the record label promoted her as a Black artist, down to making the cover a collage of downtown New York featuring Black people rather than a picture of her. This ended when she convinced the label to let her shoot a music video.