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TIL Coca-Cola sold for 5 cents for over 60 years

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NX8bb TIL that researchers Limb, Limb, Limb, and Limb, in a study of doctors, figured out that doctors tend to choose a specialization that fit their surnames, alias nominative determinism (ie. Dr. Gore the surgeon)
6EkA8 TIL: while Austria derives its name from the Germanic for East, Australia gets its name from the latin for South
gMrY8 TIL of Robert the Doll who inspired chucky that people apologize to after they take its picture as it brings them bad luck.
6ExYl TIL Danny DeVito directed AND acted in 'Matilda', took care of Mara Wilson(who played Matilda) AND her mother AND managed to snag and advance copy of the movie for her(the mother) to watch before she succumbed.
R5pn9 TIL that the Peacock Mantis Shrimp can deliver punches at speeds of up to 80 km/h