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TIL Target Canada closed down all 133 retail locations and laid off 17,600 employees after less than two years

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JYx7v TIL that the charity Citymeals on wheels was founded by mid 1900s American food icons, Gael Greene and James Beard. They started by spending $35,000 to provide 6,000 needy elders with Christmas dinners and the project's success inspired them. As of 2016 Citymeals had an annual budget of $20 million.
GAeK1 TIL Since 1950, the Catholic Church has recognized Darwinian evolution as being compatible with Christian beliefs.
woe48 TIL An aphid gives birth to babies that already have their own babies formed inside them. They are clones of themselves – they don’t need to breed with a male. Over a whole summer a single aphid could give rise to 250 tons of aphids.
VBpxZ TIL that Mike Oldfield had so much trouble garnering label interest in his composition "Tubular Bells", that at one point he even considered asking the Sovie Union to pay him to give public performances
rNDe TIL that in 1994 there was a mass genocide where over 1,000,000 people were murdered in 100 days and the worlds leaders knew and did nothing.