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

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grAxD TIL in Satyajit Ray's first film Pather Panchali (1955), after taking first shot of the famous train scene, Ray returned next Sunday to shoot further only to discover that the Kaash flowers had been eaten up by a herd of cattle. He had to wait for the next season of flowers to complete the scene.
awxy9 TIL Margaret Thatcher performed a short live sketch with "Yes Minister" actors portraying their characters Jim Hacker and Humphrey during an award ceremony, and Creator Jonathan Lynn thanked Thatcher "for taking her rightful place in the field of situation comedy."
1G8r TIL that obese people now cost more money than smokers in American healthcare.
8aMnZ TIL that MOH recipient and Navy SEAL Micheal Monsoor threw his body on a grenade to protect two squadmates. He was the only one that would have been able to escape the grenade. He died but the two SEALs survived
XEZoX TIL that South Korea created a secret military unit to assassinate Kim Il-sung. When the units mission was cancelled they killed their handlers, staged a mutiny and were all either killed or commited suicide.