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TIL Pepsi Cola once owned one of the largest submarine fleets in the world, all thanks to an exchange with the Soviet Union.

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LkyKQ TIL about Félicette, the first and only cat to make it to space & back
X0eyD TIL The head of the Gestapo during WW2, Heinrich Muller, was never found. Multiple conflicting stories about his death or survival exist, and he's one of the highest ranking 'missing' Nazis.
1666P TIL since the 1st generation Dodge Viper has no exterior door handles, one has to unzip vinyl windows to open the Viper's doors when the top and windows are in place.
QJYL9 TIL the reason people with ADHD tend to experience sleep-related issues is because we have a different circadian rhythm than neurotypicals. Since society revolves around the 11pm-7am sleep cycle, folks with ADHD are forced to adapt to a foreign sleep schedule and are often more tired because of it.
707L TIL at a Marine Mammal Studies Institute, dolphins were trained to turn in trash that fell into the pools in exchange for fish. One dolphin was smart enough to hide pieces of paper under a rock, tearing off smaller pieces from the paper in order to get more fish out of it.