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N71NP TIL the Woolworths store in Australia is unconnected to the historic brand in the UK and the US. The name was registered by the Sydney founders as a dare to see if it would be allowed. Despite the brand name being well established overseas it was available in New South Wales.
NkYM TIL that in 5,000 years of human history, only 2 diseases have been eradicated: smallpox and rinderpest
gYEX TIL up to 75% of the extra virgin olive oil sold in the US does not meet the legal standard for such a label and is often fraudulently composed
0MVy TIL That if you take all the letters from the word “wizard” and swap them with opposite letters (a->z, b->y), it spells wizard backwards.
v10Vj TIL that there is an annual sleeping competition held in Spain. You are in a busy shopping center and judged on how fast you fall asleep, along with your snore and sleeping posture.