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TIL that 15 Titanic survivors who witnessed the ship breaking in half were discredited by US and UK politicians who led disaster probes- agreeing with the highest ranking surviving officer on the Titanic who said that it sank in one piece.

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Me5Xm TIL that Burger King launched a $40 million ad campaign in November 1985 called "Where's Herb?" The idea was to find a character named Herb who'd never been to BK. Other chains pointed out that if Herb wasn't at BK, it meant he probably liked other chains' burgers more. BK profits fell 40% in 1986.
OEZL TIL when Tiberius made it illegal to pay a prostitute with a coin that bore the image of the emperor, brothels began issuing Prostitute Tokens, with depictions of the sexual act on the front and the price on the reverse.
MeQpK TIL that until 1948 7-up contained lithium citrate, a mood stabilizer used to treat manic states and bipolar disorder
XQKr TIL the average male has 5 erections per night (while sleeping) and they last anywhere from 20-30 minutes.
ZpMWY TIL Red Star baijiu is known as the ‘Coca-Cola of Chinese spirits’. Made entirely of sorghum, this brand received the first business license issued by the People’s Republic of China in 1949 to produce alcohol for the nation’s inaugural ceremony