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TIL Wal-Mart was founded with the intention of selling American-made products at foreign made prices.

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OKAR TIL Actor Samuel L. Jackson has appeared in at least one film for each of Disney’s owned studios. He played Nick Fury in the MCU (Marvel), he was a Jedi in the Star Wars prequels (Lucasfilms), Frozone in The Incredibles (Pixar), as well as the narrator for a Disney Nature Documentary “African Cats”.
0exL TIL violence in Hebrew (‘alimut’=אלימות) comes from the word 'elem’=אלם, which means a person who can’t express his feelings through words.
VMGoD TIL about Musical Anehdonia, a neurological condition where a person doesn't like or listen to music. They understand and comprehend music, just don't find any enjoyment from listening to music.
xV5yD TIL It used to be illegal for men to be topless and show their nipples until a judge overturned New York state's male shirtless bans in 1937 following men protesting for their rights to not sexualize their bare chest
EABx TIL bald eagles and red tail hawks are “mortal enemies” and will even attempt to feed the other species’ offspring to their own young