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TIL Aquafina and Dasani are nothing more than tap water.

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Kwg4 TIL that Rupert Grint’s first ambition was to be an “Ice Cream Man” and bought an ice cream truck with his Harry Potter money
OWr6 TIL the British law for Treason was created in 1351, is written in Medieval French and remains unchanged to this day.
kDBE TIL during WWII British spies posed as fake charity groups to hand out special monopoly games to allied prisoners of war. These games had compasses, maps, real money, and other useful tools for escaping.
yVvpa TIL that the smell of freshly-cut grass is actually a plant distress call. What we interpret as a fresh smell is a compound plants release when in distress.
xAM5 TIL that there is a man who stomped on someone’s face while wearing Air Jordans. He is suing NIKE for failure to warn him that they could be considered dangerous weapons.