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TIL Diet Coke was only invented in 1982.

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4yQo TIL that MI5 once had a plan to use Gerbils to detect terrorists/spies at airports, as their sense of smell can acutely detect increased adrenalin in people. The project was scrapped when the Gerbils proved unable to tell the difference between terrorists and those afraid of flying.
88V8 TIL that the guy that made John 3:16 famous on TV ended up in prison for taking a maid hostage proclaiming the end of the world.
9wO4m TIL that blue light can lead to poor and reduced sleep, but studies have shown that protective glasses can help. Harvard said "It also suggests that shift workers and night owls could perhaps protect themselves if they wore eyewear that blocks blue light."
E1wvV TIL about a YouTube microcommunity of people who have their own VHS video stores built in their basements. Some even have cash registers and candy/popcorn displays.
YkeA TIL there is a culture deemed unstudiable by some anthropologists for leading such uninteresting and mundane lives, focused upon work, frowning upon sex and play and without spiritual or political leaders.