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TIL Burger King is called Hungry Jack’s in Australia because of a single restaurant in Adelaide called Burger King

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7PMO TIL that Randall Munroe, the artist of xkcd, was responsible for reddit’s comment sorting algorithm.
9YEVr TIL The Dave Matthews Band once accidentally dropped 800 pounds of excrement on a boat full of unsuspecting tourists.
7Enr TIL that Queen guitarist Brian May developed hepatitis from a tainted needle in 1974, almost forcing him to have his arm amputated. He eventually regained his health in time to help his bandmates finish the album which contained their first megahit, “Killer Queen”.
XLZQ TIL CDs are 74 minutes long because the president of Sony wanted to listen to Beethovens 9th symphony without interruption
9wQj6 TIL Reynolds Wrap was founded in 1919 to make foil wrappers for the new concept of packs of cigarettes (Camel, 1913) of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., who later expanded to include Winston, Salem, Newport, Pall Mall. The Founder of Reynolds Wrap was the nephew of R.J. Reynolds, Richard Reynolds.