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TIL there’s a mystery soda machine in Seattle that no one knows who stocks and sells them for 75¢ a pop. And it also has a mystery button that dispenses random and sometimes obscure sodas.

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j5rn TIL In 1999, an unemployed woman living with her sister ended up taking a job giving massages to workers of a small tech startup named “Google”. She was only paid $450 a week, but given stock options. Within 5 years she was worth millions, and the price of her stock has only continued to increase.
GY8v5 TIL in his book, tennis player Novak Djokovic said in 2010 he met with a nutritionist who asked him to hold a piece of bread in his left hand while he pressed down on his right arm. Djokovic claims he was much weaker while holding the bread, citing this as evidence of gluten intolerance.
j6dpv TIL Actor Josh Hutcherson and R&B Singer Tinashe were used as motion-capture models for the 2004 film The Polar Express. Both of their characters did not have names, but were rather called “Hero Girl” and “Hero Boy”.
xoY0 TIL in 2011 a Swedish man was arrested for attempting to split atoms in his kitchen. Radium, americium and uranium were all found in his home.
nWN0Y TIL Tobacco smoke enemas were used in an attempt to resuscitate victims of near drowning.