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TIL I learned early Alabamians really loved their 'cola'.

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mxeGp TIL there's a snail with an iron-plated foot
167gX TIL that whale songs can be used to map out the ocean floor, and the songs help to monitor earthquakes.
OGGEg TIL the FAA’s Aviation Safety Program (ASP) was so successful in educating pilots on aviation safety that it led to its own demise, as the easiest-to-fix accident causes were all addressed
kMv5 TIL that the name Imogen is probably just a spelling error that Shakespeare made but became a real name
JYowj TIL of Robert Martinson, an American sociologist who became notable nationwide in the early '70s for his influential conclusion that prison rehabilitation was ineffective. He killed himself a few years later, after he published a reversal of his stance that went largely unnoticed.