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TIL that Mountain Dew was developed by two dudes who wanted a good mixer for their liquor.

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vWjK TIL British spies stopped using semen as invisible ink because it began to smell if it wasn’t fresh.
PYGwO TIL that insider trading has only been illegal in Japan since 1988, and even today many Japanese don't understand why it's a crime since it was formerly regarded as common sense.
ZGav TIL a girl sacrificed her life in the 2011 Tohono tsunami to warn people of the oncoming tsunami and saved 10,000 peoples’ lives
e0GyE TIL that the river-dwelling Mexican Tetra fish is capable of regenerating its heart tissue with no scarring. The genes that are responsible for this, named iirc10 and caveolin, can also be found in humans too. Scientists believe the genes can be activated to regenerate heart tissue in us as well.
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