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TIL in mid 2008, media outlets reported that Dr Pepper would offer a free can of Dr Pepper to everyone in the USA —excluding former Guns N’ Roses guitarists Buckethead and Slash— if the band released Chinese Democracy in 2008. They failed on their vow and were threatened litigation by Axl Rose.

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v1QyK TIL in the song (Don't Fear) The Reaper, which in its lyrics claim 40,000 men and women die every day, is a very low estimate - in 1976 when the song was released, it was over 100,000 more than that daily.
VBL74 TIL There are currently 98 listed belief emblems for military headstones
8edV TIL that the charter of the United Nations still states that Germany is an enemy country, even though it is now the third biggest financial contributor.
jXvp TIL There is a prevalent african myth that sex with a virgin will cure HIV/AIDS. Because of this, one million women and children are raped each year.
gEPL TIL a company tried to sell a book at Amazon for $23,698,655.93