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TIL that there exists a correlation between pulling an all nighter and snapping out of depression

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KYBpG TIL of the Dead Cat Strategy, where politicians deliberately make a shocking announcement to divert media attention from other areas or problems
ZJnB TIL Coke created Tab Clear as a “kamikaze” product solely to confuse consumers and kill sales of Crystal Pepsi. Within months Coke succeeded and both products were dead.
gjyW TIL there is no upper age limit for Peace Corps volunteers and there are about 500 volunteers over age 50 (7% of their volunteers)
Eg0Q0 TIL in 2011, a man died as a result of inserting his penis in a bottle. Apparently, this was the first case of death related to penile strangulation ever recorded.
evY5 TIL that Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro are the only two actors to win an Oscar for playing the same character. The first played Vito Corleone in The Godfather; the second played Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II.