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TIL that Filet-O-Fish was created after a McDonald’s franchise owner complained about falling sales during the season of Lent

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jGGM TIL: Indian housewives hold 11% of the World’s gold. That is more than the reserves of USA, IMF, Switzerland and Germany put together.
J19Mk TIL W.E.B. Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, a predominantly white town that was unusually tolerant for its time. He was the only Black child in school but received support from white teachers and classmates, who even helped fund his education.
Y7yQd TIL that an aircraft like the Boeing 747 burns approximately 4L (0.9 gallons) of fuel every single second while in flight.
GYxbJ TIL in Texas, there is an anti-crime law that states that criminals who intend on committing a crime must give their victims oral or written 24-hours advance notice. They must also include the nature of the crime.
apm0 TIL movie theater popcorn costs more per ounce than filet mignon