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TIL Caffeine-Free Coca Cola didn't switch back from the New Coke formula released in 1985 to the original formula until 1989

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wLOrM TIL There’s a doctor who offers Direct Primary Care. A service that works as a monthly membership. Depending on age, you can pay anywhere from $10 to $89 a month. They do not bill insurance and gives all medication and lab work done at cost. Conventional system can be up to 80x the cost.
NyON TIL that males in the United States are still legally required to register for the draft within 30 days of their 18th birthday and can be fined up to $250000 for non-compliance
GOAE TIL that when the Chinese stopped killing sharks for sharkfin soup at the behest of Yao Ming, that people instead shifted to killing Manta Rays
ner8B TIL in 1998, at least 15 bodies were discovered in Benjamin Franklin's basement, including 6 that were from children. There is still no clear evidence to why they are there.
J1KKl TIL that x86-based chips are slower and more wasteful in energy than their ARM counterparts, but Intel's dominance in PCs meant ARM chips never took off in that market. However, their advantages allowed them to dominate the nascent smartphone market.