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TIL that Gatorade is similar in composition to a medical rehydration solution.

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J1mo4 TIL The Postman (1997) clocks in at 177 minutes, and despite two test screenings that ended in a negative reception, director Kevin Costner refused to trim down its runtime. He also funded most of The Postman's $80 million budget himself. Its box office receipts totaled around $20 million.
1Vrr TIL the family of the 21 year old violinist who died in the Titanic was sent a bill for his uniform
WkwDY TIL about The Streisand effect (named after Barbara Streisand)- a phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated by the Internet.
ADvlB TIL Wyndham Halswelle won the gold medal for the 400 meter race in the 1908 Olympics. Noone won silver or bronze, as he was the sole competitor.
64ZW TIL that visitors to reddit.com are more likely to be female than the average internet user.