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TIL that a Chinese study claims Sprite is the best drink to cure a hangover.

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GYVOJ TIL a bully who terrorized the town, commiting a number of varying crimes including attempted murder, was shot dead in front of 40+ people yet nobody “saw a thing.”
aYeb TIL in 1962 a Montreal Canadiens fan tried to steal the Stanley Cup from a display case in Chicago. He was arrested and reportedly told the judge he was trying to bring it back to Montreal “where it belonged.” He was fined $10.
VMgvD TIL Admiral Jeremiah Denton Jr. used his eyes to blink the word "TORTURE" using Morse Code during his captivity in Vietnam.
NAa1 TIL during the Chernobyl Disaster, Aleksandr Lelechenko saved his colleagues from radiation exposure by walking through radioactive water three times in place of his younger colleagues. He died less than 2 weeks after the disaster.
lorZa TIL from 1843 to 1937, French shepherds traveled on stilts to keep track of their sheep and watch for wolves. Detailed story and pictures in comments.