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TIL 7 UP Once Contained a Prescription Mood Stabilizer that Treats Bipolar Disorders

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1aVo8 TIL Will Ferrell turned down $29 million for an Elf sequel. Which is 15 years old btw!
EgMlX TIL about John L Burns, a 70-year-old veteran of the war of 1812 who was caught in the crossfire during the battle of Gettysburg in 1863; after being released from his confederate prison, he promptly arrested the traitorous stragglers and took up his flintlock against the rest.
Ae0l TIL that the Foo Fighters suspended their 2015 world tour so they could fulfil David Letterman’s wish and play Everlong at the end of the final Letterman episode.
rR7k1 TIL comedian Joey Diaz kidnapped a man and stole 2 kilos of cocaine from him in 1987. He was arrested for it and sentenced to prison but in 2019 that man went to a Joey Diaz show after they corresponded for 5 years and Diaz apologized for his actions.
yQ4oM TIL about Hafrún, a 507 year old clam which holds the distinction of being the oldest individual animal ever discovered. In 2006 it was killed by British researchers who didn't realize it's age.