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TIL KFC's founder Colonel Sanders would pay unexpected visits to K.F.C. franchises in order to inspect them, and would often swear and bang his cane on whatever furniture was available if the gravy was't tasty enough.

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Vopk TIL that the first thing ever sold online was marijuana.
9YmxQ TIL the inventor of the RICE protocol for injuries (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation), Dr. Gabe Mirkin, now disavows this treatment because studies show Ice and Rest delay recovery.
LQr7r TIL The Netherlands "declared war" on the Isles of Scilly in 1651. A peace treaty was signed in 1986 after a historian informed the Dutch Embassy in London that the war was still technically ongoing. It lasted 335 years and not a single shot was fired.
nY6B TIL - In 2001, workers took over a struggling factory after their employer refused to provide them with a travel allowance and left the business for dead. Soon, they had made new clients, paid off the factory debts, and raised their salaries. The factory continues to run as a co-operative.
m1O9Y TIL about the doorway effect a known psychological event where a person's short-term memory declines when passing through a doorway moving from one location to another when it would not if they had remained in the same place.