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TIL that when Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov visited the US, he developed a great liking for Coca-Cola, but he couldn’t be seen drinking it in public as it was a symbol of capitalism. To get around this, he had a special variant of transparent coke made to resemble vodka, which was more acceptable.

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7x5b TIL: if officials awarded Lance Armstrong’s 2005 Tour De France title to the next fastest cyclist who has never been caught doping, they’d have to give it to the 23rd place finisher.
VM9y0 TIL in the Catholic church, if a child is in peril of dying during delivery, the midwife may perform an emergency baptism. If the midwife is in doubt if the child still lives, she baptises the child saying: "In case you are able to receive the baptism, I baptise thee in the name of the Father etc"
aQ5o TIL that The Nutrition Facts for Tic Tac mints say they contain 0 grams of sugar per serving. The number one ingredient in Tic Tacs is sugar. But the amount of sugar per serving (1 mint) is less than 0.5 grams. This qualifies as sugar-free.
g9LX TIL that Charles Muntz, the villian from Up, was named after Charles Mintz. A man who tried to sue Walt Disney over Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
ANG9o TIL the Soviets trained dogs as anti-tank bombers, but they attacked Russian tanks instead of German ones due to a training error. The Soviets used diesel tanks for training, while German tanks ran on gasoline. The dogs' keen sense of smell led them to familiar Soviet tanks instead of the Germans.