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TIL that due to a successful ad in 1974, on Christmas day in Japan so many people order KFC that you need to order it months in advance.

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WkOWA TIL that a Wisconsin man named Don Gorske holds the world record for most Big Mac's ever eaten, currently numbered at over 30,000. Even so, his cholesterol levels are 52 mg/dl below the average of 208.
baL0 TIL of a goat called Sergeant Bill, who became a Canadian war hero during WWI when he head-butted three soldiers into a trench to avoid an exploding shell.
9YLVM TIL Since the North American Free Trade Agreement was signed, the obesity rates in both Canada and Mexico have risen sharply due to a boost in consumption of high fructose corn syrup products imported from the US.
XEw4Q TIL Prior to allying with the Soviet Union, Fidel Castro was a political celebrity in the US, celebrated as a liberator and modern day Robin Hood.
v1oLx TIL about Jim’s Corner. Travelers using the single gravel road in and out of the Northwest Angle are expected to use a telephone at Jim's Corner to contact Canadian or U.S. Customs and make their declarations as the border crossing is unstaffed.