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TIL the Verizon Wireless TV spokesman was eager to get out of his contract when someone said “can you hear me now” at his grandmother’s funeral.

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OxYX TIL when 21 experienced violinists were asked to compare new and old violins in a double-blind test, the least preferred was a Stradivarius.
KYbG9 TIL-Dogs can smell various types of cancers in humans to include melanoma, lung, ovarian, and more
DQQpY TIL A woman in Australia discovered she had an unlimited bank overdraft and went on an 11-month $4.6 million spending spree buying designer handbags, clothes, jewellery, phones and a vacuum cleaner. The bank discovered the withdrawals and the woman arrested, but all charges were later dropped
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.
BrAor TIL Norman Pilcher, who arrested John Lennon and other rock stars for drug possession in the 1960's, served four years in prison starting in 1973 for fabricating entries in his police diary in the course of a large drug investigation.