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TIL JH Kellog, inventor of granola, was estranged from his brother WK Kellogg. JH wrote a letter seeking to reopen the relationship. His secretary decided her employer had demeaned himself in it and refused to send it. The younger Kellogg did not see it until after his brother's death

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WZxd TIL: HYDROX is the original and OREO is the knockoff. Sunshine made Hydrox in 1908 and Oreo copied it in 1912, yet Hydrox is perceived as the knockoff. Hydrox cookies have a tangy, less-sweet filling and a crunchier cookie that gets less soggy in milk. Hydrox will relaunch nationally in 2015.
LkGXV TIL that drinking a mix of orange lemonade and cola is a very German(-speaking) thing, and although such drinks are marketed by Coca Cola and Pepsico, they are only sold in Central Europe.
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4ky5 TIL 35 years after it’s launch, it’s estimated Voyager 1’s power supply still has 76% of its initial capacity.