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TIL there were Walmarts in Germany

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6E4oJ TIL JFK’s PT-109 patrol boat came under attack near the Solomon Islands, and sunk. Swam 3.5 miles to the island. He then etched an SOS message into a coconut shell, asked two natives to deliver it to a nearby base in order to arrange for their rescue. He later turned the shell into a paper weight.
rRMJe TIL that the TV show Lost, which was about a plane crash, used pieces of wreckage from the plane in making the show's score.
Nbbb TIL the fast food industry costs the US gov approx. $7bn in welfare, such as foodstamps and healthcare, simply because their employees are not paid a living wage.
W16A TIL that in 1986 an electronics store chain made good on its offer to sell stereos for “299 bananas” when customers turned up with the fruit as payment
9YGpD TIL Play-Doh started out as a wallpaper cleaner before the head of the struggling company realized the non-toxic material made a good modelling clay for children and rebranded it.