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TIL that coca cola has been training us to think of coke when we hear 5 notes that appear in their commercials

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VB454 TIL The world’s largest Chocolate Easter egg was created in Italy in 2011. It stood over 34 feet tall and weighed more than 15,000 pounds—even taller than a giraffe. It was made entirely of chocolate and set a Guinness World Record for the tallest chocolate Easter egg ever made
9nvG TIL the largest plane to ever successfully land and take off from an aircraft carrier was a C-130 named “Look Ma, No Hook” to brag about how it needed neither an arresting hook nor a catapult assist.
9Ybrm TIL in order to get their muscle and pony cars into a lower drag racing class, several manufacturers stated a lower horsepower rating than the real one. For example, Ford stated a 335 HP rating for the 428 Cobra Jet Mustang, while the actual one was about 410 HP.
5VnP8 TIL The Crown Prince of Albania once used a bazooka to defend himself from soldiers in Gabon.
OWML TIL that in Japan people don’t give up their seat to the elderly on public transportation because it is seen as a sign of disrespect.