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TIL 90% of Americans live within 15 minutes of a Wal-Mart

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5Y5gQ TIL that in 1997, Microsoft saved Apple from bankruptcy by investing $150 million into the company.
m1l4o TIL the Disney/Pixar film Cars have been accused of plagiarizing the plot of Doc Hollywood which stars Michael J. Fox as a hotshot young doctor who eventually acquires an appreciation for small town values and falls in love with a local law student as result of being sentenced to work at the town.
gmOy TIL that the Ukrainian Navy had Dolphins equipped with Pistols on their heads.
RPa1 TIL that in 1890, 60 common starlings were released in Central Park in an attempt to introduce every bird mentioned in the works of Shakespeare to America. They became a pest, and there are currently 150 million of them.
e08An TIL The U.S. National Library of Medicine studied children’s posture and found sitting on the floor has a positive effect on posture (Nearly Double) compared to using a traditional chair