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TIL the Domino's logo has 3 dots to represent the original 3 locations in Michigan.

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Bv8D TIL: Dr. Seuss is credited with inventing the word “Nerd”
BdNd TIL that there is a “three generations of punishment” sentence in North Korea. This means a person would be sent to the camp along with that person’s entire family and two subsequent generations of family members would be born in prison and live their entire lives there.
4XOVa TIL that when testifying in court in 2009, Paris Hilton had to explain to a federal judge what “BFF” meant: “Best friend forever,” she said. He replied with “This will be my best case forever.” She then replied “You’re my best judge forever.”
v1ooK TIL A temple housing a 500-ton statue of the Buddha was commissioned by Emperor Shomu in response to an epidemic which wiped out one third of the Japanese population. Casting the statue almost bankrupted the country.
nmgb Today I learned that the US Military’s suicide rate surpassed combat deaths in 2012