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TIL Mall of America is owned by Canadians

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KYywQ TIL that Aircraft Carriers have up to 6000 people working onboard at all times, and have been called "floating cities at sea"
R50Xj TIL about Wilhelm Canaris the head of the Abwehr, Hitler’s intelligence service, who actively opposed Hitler. One act of resistance was he minimally trained Dutch Jews to be Abwehr “agents” and issued them papers to leave Germany.
08VR TIL that Sara Blakely, the inventor of Spanx, is the world’s youngest self made female billionaire and the first woman to sign the Giving Pledge, committing to give over half of her wealth to philanthropy.
nWver TIL that the sandbox tree, aka the 'dynamite tree' is covered in poison-filled spikes. Its pumpkin-shaped fruits, when ripe, explode and fling seeds at 250 km/h (160 mph).
VByV0 TIL that a man held two Domino's employees hostage over the belief that the founder had stolen his name to create the mascot, "The Noid." The hostages escaped after making two pizzas for Mr. Noid, who went on to commit suicide in prison.