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TIL- 7-up originally contained Lithium

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AQg7 TIL in 1983 a man climbed the North Tower of the World Trade Center…to “call attention to the inability to rescue trapped occupants from the upper levels of skyscrapers.”
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0M1j TIL That the popular shower sponge “Loofah” is made from a gourd called the Luffa. When it dries, the fruit becomes very fibrous, and it turns into the sponge we all love!
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