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

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Egbnp TIL after a brutal Union defeat at the Civil War Battle of Olustee in 1864, a train carrying wounded soldiers broke down during the retreat. With no working locomotive, exhausted troops and a few horses had to pull the train 13 miles over 2 days to escape a Confederate pursuit.
OoEy7 TIL that engineers in Germany created “Brain Driver,” a car that can be driven with thoughts alone. Brain Driver’s headset consists of 16 sensors that monitor electrical signals from the brain.
5YZ19 TIL The Florida Department of Citrus, through a partnership with Marvel, created Captain Citrus, as an effort to spread the nutritional message of orange juice in Florida classrooms.
ne78B TIL that a Harvard study followed men for 75 years, including a subject named Godfrey Minot Camille. He began the study with the lowest rating for future stability of all the subjects and he had previously attempted suicide. But at the end of his life, he was one of the happiest of all.
D1OMr TIL that there's a type of snake (the sharp tailed snake) that eats slugs