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TIL when 3 people tried to sell Coca Cola secrets to Pepsi, Pepsi informed Coke and the FBI.

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ne0pd TIL about avian keratin disorder (AKD), an emerging disease in North America (first observed in the 1990s) that causes overgrowth of the keratin in birds' beaks. Birds with misshapen beaks can't feed and preen properly, which often results in their deaths.
wL0J7 TIL The 1966 Lamborghini Miura was the first to feature the company’s famous “fighting bull” logo. It also went against Lamborghini’s wishes, as he believed cars should be made for relaxation and touring instead of speed like Ferrari’s machines.
pKE4 TIL Ancient Rome was the first jurisdiction where euthanasia was allowed. Citizens could apply to the Senate and get free poison.
epRPk TIL the US Navy named a warship after Harold Holt, an Australian Prime Minister who disappeared while swimming. The ship was eventually used as a training target and sunk in 2002.
NXnvE TIL: Umwelt, or the self-centered world of different organisms