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TIL that Chick-fil-A started in 1961, after founder S. Truett Cathy found a fryer that cooked chicken as quickly as a fast food burger. Chick-fil-A licensed the sandwich to 50 restaurants, including Waffle House, until 1967, when the first standalone Chick-fil-A was opened.

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LljZ TIL that an Australian man was declared dead for 14 minutes. He was revived and after leaving hospital he bought a lottery ticket and won a $27K car. While filming a news piece on his “good luck” be bought a lotter ticket to reenact the car win and he THEN won a $250K jackpot. Lucky much?
9WWQ TIL John Quincy Adams chose to be sworn in as President of the United States on a book of law instead of the Bible because he wanted to swear upon the Constitution.
oBRer TIL that the yearly temperature in Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia is almost always between 50 and 70° F
GJlJ TIL that during Operation Shingle (a battle in Italy during World War 2) Eric Fletcher Waters was shot and killed, leaving behind his son in England. This kid’s name was Rodger Waters, the bassist and main lyricist for Pink Floyd. The death of his father was the inspiration for the album The Wall.
YpRKZ TIL Kurt Warner was cut from the NFL and got a job at a grocery store in Iowa. Four years later, at 27, Warner would lead the St. Louis Rams to their only Super Bowl Championship, setting several league records, as well as being the only player in history to win the NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP