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TIL McDonald’s is set to have fewer locations next year for first time ever

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KY0pQ TIL most American households don't have an electric kettle.
R5kV1 TIL that Po Boy Sandwiches originated in New Orleans, and are derived from fried oyster sandwiches, called Oyster Loaves. A wide selection of fillings include roast beef, ham, shrimp, sausage, french fries and fried chicken. A "dressed" po' boy has shredded lettuce, tomato, pickles, and mayo.
loovA TIL Caesar salads are named after Chef Caesar Cardini, not Julius Caesar.
Ooole TIL when the HMS Sheffield and HMS Coventry were sunk by the Argentinian military during the Falklands war, the crew sang Monty Python's "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" whilst waiting for rescue- the song's line "worse things happen at sea, you know" being especially ironic.
pYJG8 TIL of Mariam Nabatanzi Babirye, a woman who has birthed 51 children, with 44 still alive. As of April 2023, her eldest children is 31 years old, and the youngest is six years old. She is a single mother, who was abandoned by her husband in 2015.