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TIL 7 Up was laced with Lithium -a mood stabilizer, until 1948.

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B8AK TIL: Ross Perot hired a former US Special Forces Colonel to bust two of his employees out of Iranian jail shortly before the 1979 Iranian Revolution
VMNRk TIL there was a direct bus service from London to Calcutta (now Kolkata) until 1976. It stopped in multiple cities enroute for passengers to shop.
5YYVR TIL that in 1966, when asked by a Senate subcommittee member about the dangers of LSD, Timothy Leary stated: “Sir, the motor car is dangerous if used improperly…Human stupidity and ignorance is the only danger human beings face in this world.” The Senator he was replying to was Ted Kennedy.
l7OJN TIL that we should not feed bread to birds on a regular basis or as their regular diet. It provides little to no nutritional value, which may also lead to airplane wing, also known as angel wing disease.
v08j TIL That the US fought wars against the Native Americans until 1915.