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TIL Dr Pepper is older than Coca Cola

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loemK TIL when the Grand Canyon divided the local squirrel population, they evolved into two different species. Despite being separated only by the Colorado River and remaining extremely similar in appearance, they are now so genetically incompatible that they can no longer interbreed.
nWder TIL These were some real campaign posters from 60s and 70s elections of the United States with examples of jimmy Carter portraying himself as Jesus Christ and Gerald ford portraying himself as the bad boy character Fonzie from happy days
9w8MB TIL that Quillaia extract (the milled inner bark or small stems and branches of the soapbark evergreen tree) is added to many soft drinks (such as root-beer and cream-soda) to provide a 'foaming' effect. It is also used as an additive in some foods to aid in keeping them moist.
j6pRN TIL a Liverpool fan committed suicide halfway through the Champions League final when Liverpool were trailing 0-3 just to comeback to 3-3 and beat AC Milan in penalties
OGjQL TIL in 1972, 80,000 Ugandan South Asians were expelled from Uganda because they were 'better off' than Ugandan Natives