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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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p86ge TIL about work grunting, aka worm charming. A sport, past time, and subsistence strategy practiced in many cultures around the world.
Bg7Vd Today I learned that while some Harvard students struggle with Baby Rudin, Chinese E-girls stream tutorials online.
awWM TIL Aaron McGruder, the author of the Boondocks, called Condoleeza Rice a mass murderer to her face.
8a0x4 TIL that Johnny Appleseed, of American folklore fame, may have been planting apples that were good for eating, but suitable for making hard cider from. He was basically going around planting apples to eventually turn into booze, and that is why he was so welcome wherever he went.
4XPgR TIL of Brian Moran, 31, a minor league pitcher with the Toronto Blue Jays. In 2019, in his major league debut, Moran pitched a scoreless inning. He struck out one batter, his brother, Colin Moran.