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TIL that in the late 80’s and early 90’s McDonalds brought in the McPizza as part of their dinner menu. Customers who were used to fast service were irritated by the long wait times for made-to-order pizza and it was discontinued. Some franchises were left with pizza ovens they paid fifty grand for.

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GjxJ TIL in 1987, an Alaska Airlines 737 collided with a fish in midair. Today, the company flies a plane affectionately named the Salmon-Thirty-Salmon
Nn8b TIL the last Australian Aboriginal nomads first made contact with white people in 1984. That year they came out of the desert and continue to live in modern society. One of them is quoted as saying ‘I wouldn’t go back.’
grdp8 TIL Present-day giant pandas are estimated to have diverged from their closest relatives, all other bears 20 million years ago, based on molecular data
MewRa TIL destitute mothers would leave a playing card when abandoning their child. If the card was torn in half, it meant that the mother would someday return with her half of the card to claim the child. If card was whole, it meant that the child was fully abandoned and the mother would not return.
wDjY TIL Phillip II of Macedon said to Sparta: “You are advised to submit without further delay, for if I bring my army into your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people, and raze your city.” The Spartans replied: “If”. Subsequently, both Philip and Alexander would avoid Sparta entirely.