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TIL Research suggests that working irregular shifts for a decade ages the brain an extra six and a half years.

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KOAeB TIL That when Crystal Pepsi was released, Coca-Cola released a competitor called Tab Clear, however Tab Clear was intentionally marketed poorly in order to hurt Crystal Pepsi's image by product association. The "born to die" strategy was successful and both campaigns were dead 6 months later.
8eEBb TIL it is possible to convert heat directly into electricity, with something called a Thermionic Generator. Humans are unfortunately not great at building them (yet).
lJkV TIL That Dog the Bounty Hunter bailed Nicolas Cage out of jail in 2011.
5eWn TIL A woman once called 911 because her ex boyfriend was threatening her with a knife and after three hours of no police showing up and having to repeatedly call 911 the dispatcher ended the call by saying “I really don’t give a shit what happens to you”
44b6 TIL Facebook ads are not generated based on your specific liked pages. But instead they gather information from what you browse on the web.