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TIL Fanta is available in hundreds of flavors, including “Mushroom,” “Red Tangerine,” “Lychee Soursop,” and “Banana Fermented Milk”

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Me5KA TIL that US submarine torpedos in WW II often failed to detonate due to faulty design of their firing pins. To correct the problem, Pearl Harbor workshops designed and mass produced new firing pins from the propeller blades of Japanese aircraft downed in the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
4wp6 TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident at a Dairy Queen. The owner, Omar Knedlik, didn’t have a soda fountain and so kept them cool in his freezer. He left them in too long, but served them to customers anyway. They loved it.
yV0Qv TIL Male llamas and alpacas have what are called "fighting teeth", that they use to fight over mates
P1Ndn TIL workers building the Great Pyramids in Giza received daily rations of 4-5 liters of beer, providing both nutrition and refreshment, making it essential to the construction effort.
k5R7 TIL that Myst, released in 1993, held the record for best-selling PC game until 2002 – when it was beaten by The Sims.