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TIL there are public fountains in Paris that literally flow with free, clean sparkling water! Residents fill up bottles to take home instead of buying bottled water in stores

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b9xEj TIL that Tic Tacs actually have sugar in them, but because the serving size (1 tic tac) weighs less than 0.5 grams, the amount of sugar rounds to zero.
awxbZ TIL that German born actor Werner Klemperer (Col. Klink from Hogan's Heroes) actually served in the US Army during WWII.
nevGY TIL the FBI caught one of the 1993 World Trade Center bombers after he returned to the Ryder from which he rented the truck used to carry the bomb, wanting the $400 deposit back because his truck was "stolen".
x6yV7 TIL that a rocket engine startup company's plan for using mercury propellant to launch satellites ended up getting the UN global ban