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TIL that 7Up used to contain the mood stabilizer lithium citrate, that was originally called Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda, and was marketed as a cure for hangovers

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JYEBV TIL that in Singapore, all newly developed public housing estates (HDB) must have a green plot ratio of 4.5. That means the total "leaf area" of plants and trees must cover at least 4.5 times the area of the development site itself.
kYn7 TIL that despite having only 3% of America’s population, Ohio has produced 25 astronauts, including John Glenn and Neil Armstrong. The top WWI and II fighter aces (Eddie Rickenbacker and Dominic Gentile) were from Ohio. Also, Orville and Wilbur Wright are from there.
4MGN TIL the NCAA changed food rules to allow Division 1 athletes to have unlimited meals at school instead of just 3; and the change was probably due to UConn’s guard Shabazz Napier telling reporters he often “went to bed hungry.”
W7glL TIL South Korea trained a secret military unit, unit 684, to assassinate North Korea's leader. Civilians were recruited to an island where the harsh training they endured killed 7 members. Desperate to escape, the unit revolted in 1971, killing 18 guards to escape to mainland South Korea.
VMLZk TIL Philadelphia Police bombed a residential neighborhood from a helicopter in May 1985