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TIL two brothers had a grocery chain together. In 1960, one Albrecht brother, didn't want to continue to sell cigarettes in their stores. The other did. They politely parted ways and continued independently. Both expanded to the USA, Karl with Aldi: against cigarettes and Theo opening Trader Joe's.

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E19VX TIL that the Mall of America doesn't have a central heating system. Instead, it uses the body heat of people inside it and sunlight, even in the winter.
kONXd TIL mail-order service Columbia House was responsible for over 15% of all CD sales in 1994. Its practice of "negative option billing" is now banned in 15 states and most Canadian provinces and the service shut down in 2009. A class action lawsuit was filed in 2011 due to inability to cancel.
4k1WX TIL Costco Connection, the magazine sent to Costco Executive members, has the third-highest magazine circulation in the United States, behind two AARP magazines.
MePVb TIL Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn's daughter Kevin was kidnapped from her home in 1993 with a $2.5 million ransom requested for her return. Instead of reporting the crime, Wynn quickly arranged delivery of $1.4 million in cash from the vault of the Mirage. She was returned unharmed.
ne0nW TIL there's seven species of dinosaur that have a 'live' appearance in the film Jurassic Park, but only two, the Brachiosaurus and Dilophosaurus were actually from the Jurassic period. The other five: Gallimimus, Parasaurolophus, Triceratops, T-Rex, and Velociraptor were all from the Cretaceous.