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TIL Burger King is banned from operating within 20 miles of Mattoon, Illinois due to a lawsuit by the owners of a family restaurant named "Burger King".

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pXV4 TIL there is one double barrel cannon in existence. It was intended to fire simultaneously from side-by-side barrels two balls linked by a chain, intended to scythe down enemy soldiers like standing wheat.
kWGe TIL Several test pilots were once awarded astronaut wings despite not being in a space program. They managed to exceed 50 miles in altitude or more while attempting to break the world speed record in an X-15 test aircraft. They even managed to break Mach 4, 5, and 6…at up to 67 miles above earth.
ewYg TIL There is a place on the internet just for getting away from it all.
WgBY TIL that between 1990-2008 forty smart, popular, and attractive college-age males died in “accidental drownings”; but two retired NYPD officers believe it is the work of a serial killer or killers which they have dubbed the Smiley Face Murders.
Q65E TIL You don’t see white dog poop anymore due to the reduction of bone meal in dog foods; the calcium in bone meal is what turned the poop white.