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TIL Mountain Dew was originally invented as a mixer for whiskey

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pY4BG TIL that Monster Energy Drink (est 2002) has sued over 130 companies over use of word Monster, including Pokémon (est 1996) and Capcom’s Monster Hunter Franchise and successfully forcing Ubisoft to change its game title from Gods & Monsters to Immortals Fenyx Rising.
Yrr7 TIL of Sgt Thomas Durrant who posthumously received the Victoria Cross following recommendation by the commander of an enemy ship that he fought against. He repeatedly refused to leave his exposed Lewis gun, drawing enemy fire towards him, receiving severe injury until the enemies boarded his ship.
5DkB TIL that nearly a third of the adult men living in the British territory of Pitcairn Island are convicted pedophiles. The U.K. foreign office does not allow its staff located on the island to be accompanied by their children, and all children under 16 require a special permit to enter.
RBK7 TIL that Charlie Sheen once bought 2,615 tickets to a Major League Baseball game so he could improve his odds of catching a home run ball
RxEa TIL A sardine is not a species of fish, but a name that can apply to many small varieties of pickled fish, including herring and pilchard.