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TIL Pepsi was originally called "Brad's Drink."

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0wV7j TIL Jennifer Lawrence's career making role was Winter's Bone (2010) in which she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress. Just 2 years later she won it for Silver Linings Playbook, making her the second-youngest Best Actress winner at 22.
ZpR74 TIL that Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire
LXGP TIL that having excessive body hair is linked to having higher intellect
wL9NE TIL there are certain foods astronauts can't eat in space, including bread because it lacks the right structure and shelf life, soda, because the carbonation is affected differently, and salt and pepper, because they act differently in microgravity
J1MO8 TIL that, in the UK, if you have bought gold jewelry since 1984, it is likely to contain traces of gold stolen in the £26 million Brink's-Mat robbery.