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TIL subway isn’t legally allowed to call its bread “bread” in Ireland. They consider it “cake”

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5OWp TIL that 70% of all crimes committed by young people in South Korea are related to virtual worlds, mostly attempts to steal virtual money and virtual items.
enj4 TIL Canada has the highest Cannabis use in the world.
GAnZg TIL Liquid smoke is not just a flavoring, it is actual condensed smoke in liquid form. It still carries some anti-microbial properties of smoke and can be used to preserve things like live stock feed. It also lacks some carcinogenic elements of smoke like PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons).
WVLL TIL John F Kennedy purchased 1,200 Cuban cigars before ordering the US trade embargo on Cuba
vP457 TIL: Domino's Pizza's famous "30 minutes or less" guarantee only ran for 9 years, from 1984 to 1993, but it had a tremendous impact on popular culture.