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TIL that over 56% of the world’s coastline is in Canada

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aDEL TIL In 1968 in Mattoon, Illinois, a small restaurant called “Burger King” won a lawsuit against the giant fast food chain of the same name because they had trademarked the name first. Today, there are no Burger Kings legally allowed within 20 miles if the Mattoon location.
LQlvP TIL of Amelio Robles Ávila, a colonel who fought in the Mexican Revolution. Assigned female at birth (in 1889), he adopted a male identity from the age of 24 and lived openly as a man until his death at age 95.
5dD8 TIL that Dockers recently increased the size of their ‘coin pockets’ to accommodate the growing size of smartphones
Zpwra TIL Frank Lloyd Wright’s son invented Lincoln Logs, his granddaughter was famous actress Anne Baxter, and his niece was famous children’s author Elizabeth Enright
Lk8Xd TIL Wernher Von Braun wasn't just a member of the Nazi Party, he was an SS Sturmbannführer (Major). Thousands of prisoners died excavating his underground rocket factory, Kohnstein, to keep production safe from allied bombing. The US Army later kept these crimes against humanity classified.