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TIL that today is National Ass Day

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X7D6 TIL in 1954, former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke won his place in the Guiness Book of World records for drinking 2.5 pints of beer in 11 seconds.
Lkmyr TIL that the thickness of the Earth's atmosphere can be likened to the thickness of the skin of an apple.
BOYW TIL that in 1957, then Vice President Nixon was celebrating the independence of Ghana when he asked a group of men how it felt to be free. They replied, “We wouldn’t know. We’re from Alabama.”
eE4E TIL Piss from the Maned wolf smells like marijuana and one day had police searching for pot smokers at a Dutch zoo. The officers were really just smelling wolf piss.
b9We0 TIL In 1940s, Pepsi saw African Americans as an untapped niche market. Pepsi adverts portrayed them in a positive light - in a time with racial segregation. Pepsi faced threats from KKK. Their market share increased by 1950s. African Americans were 3 times more likely to buy Pepsi than Coca Cola.