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TIL Coca-Cola was purchased by Ernest Woodruff with other businessmen in 1919 for $25 million and first went public in 1919 at a price of $40 per share

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peRe TIL according to legend, Cnut, the 11th Century Viking King of England, Denmark and Norway, once commanded the tide to halt. His intent was to prove a point to members of his privy council that no man is all-powerful, and we all must bend to forces beyond our control, such as the tides.
bBD4 TIL ecstasy isn’t actually that bad for you. Actually, it could be a good treatment for PTSD. Thanks pharmacy school.
dDVPj TIL In 1999 Hurricane Lenny, or Wrong-Way-Lenny, is the only recorded hurricane to have traveled backwards
b96ME TIL: In theory the top 0-60mph time the human body could survive is 0.091s
wLgV6 TIL that according to a 2014 Pew Poll, 23% of Americans who identify as libertarians have no idea what the word means