TIL in the 1980s, A&W launched a third-pound burger that they sold for the same price as the quarter-pound burgers of their competitors. The release flopped, because people mistakenly believed a third of a pound was smaller than a quarter of a pound. https://www.awrestaurants.com/blog/memories-history/the-truth-about-aws-third-pound-burger-and-the-major-math-mix-up/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1t2cuma/til_in_the_1980s_aw_launched_a_thirdpound_burger/

TIL the iconic 1989 Tiananmen Square "Tank Man" protester—captured in a photo blocking a line of Chinese tanks—has never been conclusively identified. https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/05/world/tiananmen-square-tank-man-cnnphotos/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sdm3f1/til_the_iconic_1989_tiananmen_square_tank_man/

TIL that condoms made according to international sizes are too large for majority of Indian men. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6161691.stm #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1scclqs/til_that_condoms_made_according_to_international/