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TIL the “up” in 7up used to be Lithium
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TIL Cleopatra married her own brothers.
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TIL that Utah’s Nutty Putty Cave was permanently sealed in 2009 with the body of a man still inside, after he became fatally trapped in an 18-inch passage.
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TIL About the Arandora Star: She was sunk transporting Italian and German prisoners of war to Canada.
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TIL that “heat lightning” is a misnomer. It is simply lightning from distant thunderstorms. Lightning can be seen up to 100 miles away in the right conditions, while the sound of thunder doesn’t travel nearly as far.
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TIL that much of what we know about narcolepsy comes from studies of Dachshunds, who can experience narcoleptic fits due to the excitement of receiving yummy tinned food