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TIL that Aldi operates the supermarket chain Trader Joe’s.

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RPvj TIL the peace symbol is comprised of the semaphores (flag symbols) for N and D, representing the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
e00lb TIL Prince was to be in a Simpsons episode -when he sent his notes on the script, they didn’t match to what was written: Prince’s friend had written him new script instead. The episode was canned because Prince refused the original writers script; it was too similar to Michael Jackson’s episode.
Y7gVB TIL: China has more land reclaimed than the top 2-20 countries combined. Over 13,000 square kilometers (5000+ square miles)
Yp6wZ TIL of Doublethink, a process of indoctrination whereby the subject is expected to simultaneously accept two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in contravention to one's own memories or sense of reality.
n1eG TIL: Pantone 448 C, the “world’s ugliest color” according to research, is used by many European countries on their tobacco products to dissuade people from smoking.