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TIL McDonalds is the biggest toy distributor in the world

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exWD TIL that William the Conqueror introduced a custom to UK. According to this custom, people would leave their homes and move to a summer home to aid the grape harvest. Due to the act of vacating their usual home, this custom was given the name: vacation.
N7QXe TIL The longest walk around the world was completed by a former neon-sign salesman, Jean Beliveau. He walked 46,600 miles around 64 countries. The trip took him 11 years.
oMjR TIL we often suffer from the illusion of transparency; we assume our emotions are more apparent to others than they really are. In experiments participants generally think others can tell they are nervous when giving a speech, but usually the observers are less aware of their anxiety than expected.
X0jNR TIL that days are associated with certain colors in Thailand
e0RB5 TIL that while the Bald Eagle is widely known as a national symbol of the United States, the American Bison is the national mammal. The population of American Bison, once 60+ million, dropped to <600 by 1889, but due to conservation efforts is now 500k and growing.