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TIL people with severe aphasia can still do algebra

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EBRW TIL the “Share a Coke” campaign—where Coca-Cola replaced its name on bottles with people’s first names —increased Coca-Cola’s U.S. sales by more than 2 percent and, in doing so, helped reverse more than 10 years of decline in Coke consumption in the U.S.
eQmk TIL that sales of caps and gowns for kindergarten and elementary school graduations grow when the economy is bad due to a desire to celebrate good things during hard times
wJeM TIL there is an unfinished skyscraper in Caracas, Venezuela, that is home to 2,500 squatters. Residents have improvised basic utility services, use motorcycles to travel between the lower floors, and the building has many bodegas and an unlicensed dentist.
lo9VB TIL that congregating in public while wearing a mask is illegal in the state of New York.
KnEw TIL: Frances greatest boxer Marcel Cerdan, he won 113 fights out of 117, 66 were Knock Outs. He died in a plane crash shortly after becoming world champion. The purpose of the journey was to see his mistress, famous singer Édith Piaf.