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TIL That Coca leaves are still used in Coca Cola. A company in NJ extracts Cocaine from the leaves for medical uses, then ships the remainder to Coke

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Yp0dA TIL That all butane canisters are manufactured exclusively in South Korea. With the Exception of a single manufacturer in Houston Texas.
LQXxZ TIL artificial grape flavor can be made from coal byproducts
epEBL TIL that Switzerland suffered casualties in WW2, despite being neutral. The US air force accidentally bombed a number of Swiss towns, thinking they were in Germany, and several aerial incidents took place against both Allied and Axis planes due to violating Swiss airspace.
NNZQ TIL that Rock Band’s program to let artists upload their own material as DLC was called MAGMA, because that’s the source of rock.
a8kkb TIL about Skyquakes, a mysterious phenomenon where people hear loud booming noises but there is no apparent source. Theories include gas escaping the earth, meteoric sonic booms, volcanic eruptions, and you guessed it... earthquakes.