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TIL the word “whiskey” comes from a Gaelic phrase meaning “water of life”

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dDvJj TIL when Mentos makers saw a chemistry teacher create a soda geyser several feet high by dropping Mentos into Diet Coke on the Late Show. They devised a consumer misuse campaign encouraging user-generated videos and signing content creators to create a trend that acheive a 20% sales spike.
Eygo TIL in WW2 German field marshal Erwin Rommel would often personally pilot a reconnaissance aircraft over the battle to view the situation. Although Rommel did not have a pilot’s license, his skill with machinery made him a competent pilot, and none of the Luftwaffe officers had the nerve to stop him
rNGV1 TIL that Waylon Jennings voluntarily gave up his seat to J. P. Richardson on the doomed flight that killed Buddy Holly
9aXB TIL that the Aztec God of War was often depicted as a Hummingbird, and that the Aztecs believed that fallen warriors would return Earth as Hummingbirds
Emy7 TIL TGI Fridays banned flair because of the movie Office Space