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TIL that an estimated 20% to 25% of people are immune to hangovers.

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eA75 TIL Robert Taylor, inventor of soap-in-a-pump-bottle (Softsoap), knew larger competitors like Colgate would try to copy his product. In order to ensure they couldn’t copy him, he bought every small bottle hand-pump (100 million bottles) in the US. This resulted in a year of the market to himself
D1p1P TIL The Scottish Highlands, and Appalachian Mountains in the Eastern US are a part of the same mountain chain
e4Qk TIL The Blues Brothers movie was not available in predominately white neighborhoods, for Mann Theaters. They didn’t think the movie would be successful with white audiences.
0waBy TIL that ottoman kalkan shields were used from central asia to eastern europe (translation alert!).
mjnP TIL a private walled city is being built in Guatemala. This self-contained haven for the wealthy boasts apartments, shops, nightclubs, boutiques and restaurants. Residences cost $260,000 to $800,000 each, in a country where the average citizen makes less than $300 a month.