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TIL of Manuel Neuer's participation in the Wer wird Millionär?, the German version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - he won 500,000 euros, only failing on the very last question

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e06p5 TIL that the drink Crystal Pepsi was killed in the US due to a "kamikaze" marketing campaign by Coke. Coke created the drink Tab Clear, designed to be unpopular, and marketed it so that consumers would conflate the two drinks even though they were not similar. It worked and both were pulled in 1994.
M7B6m TIL Justin Bieber didn't have a Number 1 hit till 'What Do You Mean' in 2015 (half a decade after Baby and all the "Belieb" stuff, years after the controversies, and a few months after the Comedy Central Roast)
b6YnN TIL when US President Harding died unexpectedly in 1923, Vice President Calvin Coolidge took the oath of office at 2:47 AM, and promptly returned to bed.
69gOW TIL Romans used Geese as guard animals due to their very aggressive nature and large numbers. They were so effective Romans considered them sacred
mBry TIL A Kentucky man has filed over 4,000 lawsuits around the world. He even sued Guinness World Records after they named him the record holder for most lawsuits.