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TIL a majority (52.8%) of Mexican-Americans self identify as white.

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MBR7 TIL a 12-year-old Ethiopian girl was snatched by four men on her way home from school. A week later, three lions encountered the group and chased the men off. The lions stayed with the girl without harming her, before departing as police searching for her came near.
1o0D TIL a Manhattan Dennys has a Grand Slam breakfast for two that costs $300. It also comes with a bottle of Dom Perignon and a high five from the bartender.
OZva TIL knife manufacturer, Victorinox, claims never to have had to lay off an employee. To avoid this they set aside profits during boom periods to supplement recessionary periods, as well as temporarily contracting employees to other companies as outsourced labour during recessions.
l7N5B TIL there are more mattress stores in the US than Starbucks locations
ekvk TIL depictions of handcuffs in the media are pixelated in Japan, as it implies guilt and prejudices the trial. France has a law which requires the same censorship.