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TIL that Starbucks was a dismal failure in Australia…

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YQwA TIL that every Fry’s Electronics has a different theme, ranging from 1893 World Fair, to Industrial Revolution, to 1950s sci-fi
o4DW TIL Google Street View’s north most point is a snowmobile ride through Svalbard, an island without any roads.
GYnd7 TIL that George H.W. Bush is the longest living president in US history
G591 TIL there is a lightbulb in California that has been burning for at least 113 years. The lightbulb is often cited as evidence for the idea that modern lightbulbs are intentionally produced to die early so that customers will buy more of them.
4XYK5 TIL that in England prior to the mid-17th Century, Christmas was a twelve-day festival, and included the burning of the Yule log and playing traditional games. The Comwellian Revolt abolished Christmas, and the Industrial Revolution eroded the customs in communities which tried to hold onto them.