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TIL Hawaii's is the only state in the US that still have McDonald's deep fried apple pie. McDonald's Hawaii outsell their mainland counterparts in Apple Pies and they also have taro pie and haupia (coconut) pie.

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GbBJ TIL - in 1968, Billy Joel looped some random cables around his shoulder, put on a fake Bristish accent, and pretended to be Jimi Hendrix’s roadie to sneak into a concert. He wound up being convincing enough to actually be put to work as a stagehand during the show.
OGoG6 TIL there’s a 12ft tall replica of the Washington Monument under a manhole near the actual monument
9Yr0X TIL about Joseph Trombino, a Brinks security guard who, after being shot multiple times in the famed armored car robbery of 1981, was almost killed in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and eventually lost his life during the 9/11 attacks while making a delivery in the North Tower.
00lR TIL that during the 2003 Station nightclub fire, a bouncer stopped people from escaping through the stage exit, saying it was “for the band only.” A narrow hallway and panic led to the front doorway blocking completely, trapping many inside. 100 people died in total.
PYaEn TIL during the early 1800's, the Mississippi and Ohio rivers were inhabited by sizeable populations of pirates.