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TIL that Coca-Cola never patented their "secret formula" because otherwise they would be required to disclose it to the public.

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v1Ew7 TIL that the first three letters sent through the internet was "LOL", since they tried to send "LOGIN", the computer crashed at "LO", and after they rebooted the system sent "L", making "LOL".
Xn9X TIL that Prince used Dave Chappelle’s Prince on his album cover for “Breakfast Can Wait”.
0d6dR TIL about Henry Darger, a self-taught artist and writer who authored several ilustrated books such as the 15,145-page "In the Realms of the Unreal" and "The History of My Life"
9V9Q TIL actor/martial artist Joe Son, who played “Random Task” in Austin Powers, was sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for the gang rape/torture of a woman in 1990 due to being arrested in 2008 for vandalism and submitting a DNA sample.
1amd7 TIL the baby from the first-ever "gender reveal party" is non-conforming, and the mom wishes the trend never caught on