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TIL Fidel Castro survived 638 assassination attempts ranging from fungal-infected scuba diving suits to exploding cigars.

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MeGXV TIL when Coca-Cola withdrew from India in 1997, Ramesh Chauhan developed his own softdrink formula from scratch, experimenting with ingredients such as cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg, naming it Thums up. In 1993 it had 85% market share when Coca-Cola re-entered India and bought it for $60 million.
8eA8V TIL George Michael have 10 no.1 hits songs on Billboard Hot 100 including 2 from Wham! (former band) and he wrote (except Careless Whisper with Andrew Ridgely) and produced them all by himself.
B9jx TIL Looney Tunes was created to promote WB’s music catalog in the 1930’s. That’s why it’s “Tunes” and not “Toons”
J1Y8j TIL that Kmart is actually still VERY alive and well in Australia and NZ. They use the old, old logo and must not be affiliated with Sears/Kmart in US, and apparently do very well.
rN1vy TIL, during the Cambodian genocide 1.5 - 2 million people were killed and the country's life expectancy dropped below 20.