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TIL Pop Rocks were the result of Tang inventor William A. Mitchell’s attempt to create an instant carbonated soda.

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KOyoa TIL that in 1921 private police in the US dropped bombs and mustard gas on a coal miners' camp when they went on strike for better working conditions
8aAKX TIL that Princess Diana's funeral was watched by approximately 2.5 billion people, which, in 1997, was about 43% of the entire population of Earth.
y0mw TIL a man set fire to a US Navy attack submarine to get out of work early. The fire would cause $400 million in damages and the submarine was eventually scrapped.
N7A7E TIL Andrew Lloyd Webber (the creator of successful musicals such as ‘Cats’, ‘Phantom of the Opera’, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ and many more) owns 7 theatres on the West End, has won an Emmy, Oscar, Tony and Grammy and was knighted in 1992.
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