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TIL Coca Cola once had a water brand, Dasani, which they claimed was “as pure as bottled water gets”. It ended up being tap water.

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wLGK7 TIL that there is a massive complex of termite mounds in Brazil that are 4,000 years old and about the size of Britain
Y7k1Z TIL about Typhoon Cobra, a powerful tropical cyclone that struck the United States Pacific Fleet in December 1944 during World War II. The typhoon sank three destroyers, damaged nine other warships, and killed 790 sailors.
KYgoJ TIL the most widely used Language in North America during the 1700s and 1800s was not English or Spanish but a universal form of Sign Language now known as Plains Sign. It allowed natives and colonists to cross language barriers and trade easily.
QNn0a TIL about Richard Russell, a ground service agent who hijacked an empty Horizon Air plane in 2018. He flew it for over an hour, performing stunts before crashing on an island and ending his life.
pYoA TIL there is a “dream herb” - Calea Zacatechichi - that causes somebody to lucid dream if consumed relatively near bedtime. Not only that, but studies have found it increases dream recollection, vividness and frequency with a higher rate of efficacy than Diazepam.