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9w0BX TIL the second Mongol Khan, Ögedei Khan, was well known for his alcoholism. When his brother, Chagatai, entrusted an official to watch his habit, he vowed to reduce the number of cups he drank a day, only then having cups twice the size created for his personal use.
yQrbl TIL the Russian Standard Bank was founded by entrepreneur Roustam Tariko in the 90s to circumvent the advertisement ban of alcohol in Russia and promote his Vodka, the Russian Standard. Today, it is the largest consumer bank in Russia and Tariko is one of the most successful bankers in Europe.
VPD TIL that due to exponential growth, if someone somehow folded a paper 50 times, it would reach the Sun.
Vn0D TIL Tulsa County, Oklahoma is the Meth Capital of the World with 979 contaminated meth labs discovered. In a distant 2nd place is Jefferson County, Missouri with 472 discovered labs.
apJy TIL that Wrigley’s Gum was the first product to have a bar code