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TIL Pepsi owns KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza hut

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vOD8 TIL George Washington has over $300,000 in overdue library fines.
4kbWw TIL French cyclist Jean Robic would cheat in the Tour De France downhill sections by having an assistant give him a lead or mercury filled water bottle for the descent. Because of this his nickname was "The Heavy Metal Descender".
Brm6D TIL exactly 57 years ago, JFK gave his Ich bin ein Berliner ("I am a Berliner") speech in the backdrop of the Berlin Wall. “Freedom has many difficulties, and democracy is not perfect, but we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in.”
QJ0ea TIL Steller's Sea Cow was wiped out by hunting in less than 30 years since discovered...
9Y1dG TIL of "Tuatara", reptiles native to New Zealand and the sole surviving member of its order, which originated in the Triassic period 240 M yrs ago. They are related to lizards and snakes but have unusual features such as they don't have external ears, and have a third eye on the top of their head.