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TIL that the Chicago Railroad Fair inspired Walt Disney to create Disneyland

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BNZW TIL Hugh Hefner has roses delivered to Marilyn Monroe’s grave every day, and will be buried next to her. They never met.
yQk1v TIL students at Oberlin College can rent original paintings by Picasso, Monet, and Dalí (among others) to hang in their dorm rooms for $5 per semester
8eP8a TIL that Real Madrid beat their own reserve team in the 1980 Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup) final
E1bM7 TIL In an attempt to make McDonald’s food 'more healthy,' some of its nutrient-enhanced meals are actually worse for you than junk food. Most notably, McDonald’s Kale salad is the most outrageous offender, with more calories, fat, and sodium than a Double Big Mac burger.
gMrPL [TIL] Our ancestors didn't sleep like us; they slept twice every night.