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TIL Vietnam is the second largest exporter of coffee in the world

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Z8gaD TIL During the Rosa Parks VS Outkast lawsuit a relative of Ms Parks told André the suit was actually speared by the caregivers and lawyers personal gain. The family eventually raced the same concern to the courts whom appointed an impartial team that settled the suit quickly right after.
QJlAE TIL Ivan IV (the Terrible) inherited a library thought to contain ancient works from Libraries of Alexandria & Constantinople. Afraid that books would be stolen, he ordered his men to bury the books, then executed them. He died before revealing the location. Searches for the library continue today.
loDeV TIL that 7-Eleven(formerly Southland Ice) got it's name to bring attention to them expanding their hours of operation to 7am-11pm.
ADyko TIL Piz Buin sunscreen Brand is named after the Alpine mountain between Switzerland and Austria where the inventor, a chemistry student, got sunburned during a climbing trip. The sunscreen was originally invented for use on mountains and glaciers, and called "Glacier Cream".
v1gjj TIL that the USA may not had To nuke Japan at WWII. They invest millions in Bat Bombs that are seriously effective but in the end they were not able to control their bat/bird bombs.