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TIL that Trader Joe’s, a tiki-nautical themed chain of grocery stores, is owned by Aldi.

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vQ4K TIL that there is a Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with gold called Kintsugi. The style embraces the flaws and imperfections of the artifact as well as highlights them.
NXy5N TIL: The Wiggles have a rich history, including starting as “Cockroaches”, aspirations for head Wiggle, and the love, and divorce, and continued co-Wiggling of two current cast members
QxoX TIL in 1884 there were four men stranded on a lifeboat without food or water. After 20 days, two of the men decided to kill and eat the weakest. Four days later, the men were picked up and rescued. The two men that killed and ate their crew member were later charged and found guilty of murder.
b8KZ TIL that Nepal Airlines have the worst safety record in the world, and have sacrificed goats to fix technical problems.
7r6Kb TIL of the Seven Sutherland Sisters, who had a combined length of 37 ft of hair and traveled the world as a curiosity and to promote their hair growth products. They grew up in poverty, made millions, lived an extravagant and squandering lifestyle, and the last of them died destitute.