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TIL that in 2009, bourbon distillery Knob Creek completely sold out of their stock. To celebrate this, they ran ads showing an empty bottle with the words “Thanks for nothing.”

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wo8KE TIL That the serial killer John Wayne Gacy had a Diet Coke with his final meal before being executed.
aoDZ TIL One third of vegetarians eat meat when they’re drunk, according to UK survey. UK Vegetarians who admitted eating in descending order: Kebabs, beef burgers, bacon, fried chicken, and pork sausages.
VMnJm TIL that following their successful Billion Tree Tsunami campaign in 2017 to plant 1 billion trees, Pakistan launched the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami campaign, vowing to plant 10 billion trees in the next 5 years
E1lao TIL that the popular sports game Football Manager is cited as a factor in 35 divorce cases
grxDy TIL the planes that struck the World Trade Center Twin Towers weighed 100% more, carried 100% more fuel, and flew 100% faster than the plane whose impact the buildings were designed to withstand, a Boeing 707 airliner flying at landing approach speeds.