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TIL most caffeinated soft drinks use synthetic caffeine, which is now mostly produced in Chinese factories

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j6j7n TIL the coronation of Edward VII was conducted by the elderly Archbishop of Canterbury. During the service, he placed the crown backwards on the King’s head, loudly told someone to go away, and had to be helped up by the King when he could not stand back up after kneeling.
aVJ TIL that Jake Lloyd (Anakin Skywalker from The Phantom Menace) retired from acting at a young age because he was constantly made fun of at school for his role in the film. He also destroyed all of his Star Wars memorabilia and refuses to re-watch Episode 1.
amyL TIL in 2000, a Wild Turkey whiskey storage facility caught fire, spilling 17,000 barrels of flaming whiskey into the surrounding woods, catching them ablaze. Twenty percent of the whiskey flowed into the Kentucky River, disrupting its oxygen supply, killing 228,000 fish along 66 miles of the river.
QBPa TIL that in the 2nd U.S. Presidential election, both major parties, the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans, nominated George Washington as their candidate.
Zp0Lo TIL that the B-2 bomber includes an upward facing light sensor, which alerts the pilot to increase or reduce altitude to match the underside paint job to the changing illuminance of the sky to also make it visually stealthy.