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TIL about Katherine Young, one of the oldest known Internet users.

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LkGXV TIL that drinking a mix of orange lemonade and cola is a very German(-speaking) thing, and although such drinks are marketed by Coca Cola and Pepsico, they are only sold in Central Europe.
jNvyN TIL Guan Pinghu was a leading player of the guqin or Chinese zither. His recording of "Stream" was included in the Voyager Golden Record, containing music from around the world, which was sent into space by NASA. It is the longest excerpt included on the disc and the only excerpt of Chinese music
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gxdW TIL there’s a positive correlation between the obesity rate of a population and the number of Walmarts servicing that population
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