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TIL the “up” in 7up used to be Lithium

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vL6K TIL In 2010 Kodak discontinued the famed Kodachrome film. The last roll was shot by acclaimed National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry best known for his portrait ‘Afghan Girl’. The last 36 slides captured images around New York and a tribe in India on the verge of extinction.
PvNn TIL that only 17% of the Egyptian Population is actually Arab
QNXl9 TIL that Andrew Jackson became the first U.S. president to be subjected to both a physical assault and an assassination attempt. In 1833, Robert B. Randolph struck Jackson in the face with his hand, and in 1835, Richard Lawrence pulled two pistols on Jackson, both of which misfired.
6EPW7 TIL of Salty and Roselle, two separate guide dogs who were in the World Trade Centre during 9/11. They were on the 71st and 78th floor of Tower 1 respectively. They each led their owners safely out of the burning tower amidst the chaos, and both owners and dogs survived.
j6daR TIL that The Sting (1973) was the first movie by Universal to win the Oscar for best picture in 43 years, since All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)