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TIL There are only 3 Kmart stores left in the US

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wL5gJ TIL that there is a fourth wise monkey which isn’t commonly included. “See no evil”, “Hear no evil”, “Speak no evil” and “Do no evil”
R7Dn4 TIL that only 55 people finished the first New York City Marathon (held in 1970), yet more than 52,000 runners finished the 2018 New York City Marathon: an increase of more than 94,000%.
ZneG TIL despite the stereotype of a very short life, with proper care, an average Goldfish can live up to 10 years as pets, and over 25 years in the wild. The longest recorded lifespan for a Goldfish was 43 years.
6kj7 TIL that after George H.W. Bush, a Naval Aviator, was shot down and rescued by a submarine in WWII, he lived aboard that submarine for a month, assisting in the rescue of other aviators.
4pvN TIL an electronics store chain that advertised stereos for “299 bananas” honored the television offer and lost over $10,000 when customers started showing up with loads of the fruit.