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TIL that suggests Pepsi’s success over Coca-Cola in the “Pepsi Challenge” is a result of the flawed nature of the “sip test” method. Tasters will generally prefer the sweeter of two beverages based on a single sip, even if they prefer a less sweet beverage over the course of an entire can.

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OoRlR TIL to prevent civil wars the Ottomans had all heirs to the throne imprisoned in a palace called the "the cage". Due to their isolation, most heirs were unprepared for life and had mental illnesses. Mehmet VI (the last sultan) spent the first 56 years of his life in isolation.
5VBVn TIL that in 2015, a Louisiana man was arrested for drunkenly riding a horse on a highway. When detained, he said, "The horse knows the way home" and the sheriff concluded it did not constitute DUI.
0wagN TIL about the Giant Golden-Crowned Flying Fox, an endangered megabat species that has a wingspan of up to 1.7m (5.6 feet).
ZwLQ TIL by 2020 there will be an estimated 123mil high-paying jobs in America, but only 50 mil Americans will be qualified for these jobs.
xVgA0 TIL that the decision to kill Susan on Seinfeld wasn't made until there were scenes with her, Jerry, Elaine, and Kramer. Jason Alexander, George, had claimed she was hard to act with before then, but no one believed him until they experienced it themselves.