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TIL Wal-Mart closed in Germany after citizens didn’t like the American supermarket experience; people didn’t like baggers handling their food and men frequently thought smiling cashiers were flirting.

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OG01R TIL that Pete Best, original drummer for the Beatles, released an album in 1965 called "Best of the Beatles" that contained no Beatles music, causing him to be investigated for consumer fraud. The case was dropped because no fraud had been committed. He was Best, of the Beatles
6P7Y TIL The Korean alphabet can be learned in about 15 minutes and is brilliantly simple.
LkBPm TIL Elephants are ACTUALLY afraid of mice!
6Eeg8 TIL There is a National Senior League for Wii Bowling, made up of over 1,400 people on 280 teams across America.
AX8o TIL police in more than half of U.S. states collect a DNA sample from people arrested and not yet even convicted. Check to see if your state is one of them.