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TIL the McRib is only sold when pork prices are low.

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JXQj TIL The Cuyahoga River was so polluted it actually caught on fire. 13 fires later the gov’t was spurred onto to create the Clean Water Act and the EPA
a8DyN TIL Stepwells are wells or ponds with a long corridor of steps that descend to the water level and were created to cope with seasonal fluctuations in water availability in South Asia.
VM4wD TIL multiple contestants on separate Gordon Ramsay shows ended up committing suicide some time after their individual Ramsay show aired.
4XNra TIL that Nintendo's character Mario is named after Mario Segale, who was the company's landlord in 1981. All Segale has publicly said about this is "I'm still waiting for my royalty checks".
W5rL TIL there is a town in Peru where men, women and children fistfight each other on December 25 to settle old conflicts and begin the new year with a clean slate. “Takanakuy”