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TIL that a Coca-Cola secretary offered to sell Coca-Cola trade secrets to Pepsi. Pepsi responded by notifying Coca-Cola, and the secretary was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

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epkwg TIL that hanging toilet paper in the "under" position increases the risk of e-coli
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