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TIL that in Australia, burger king restaurants are called 'Hungry Jacks' as a small chip shop had claimed that name

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a8d5o TIL that the Roman Emperor Vespasian issued a tax on urinating in public latrines.
6EgeX TIL that George RR Martin is a big fan of football, but not of Coach Belichick and the Patriots. In "A Dance with Dragons", he even references the 2007 Superbowl where the Patriots fell after a perfect season to the Giants, naming a character "Belichio" who gets eaten by giants.
wLjm8 TIL sloth’s hands work opposite from our own. They close to relax and exert energy to open, which is what allows them to hang from the canopy for extended periods of time and sleep while hanging from a tree.
VMn8Z TIL that just inside the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City is a tiny shop that is the world’s only surviving tattoo shop for medieval pilgrims. This is Razzouk Ink, a shop run by a family who have been involved in the cultural practice of inking marks of faith on pilgrims as far back as 1300.
ANkGa TIL the 4 biggest US cities by Area are all in Alaska