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TIL that during the 1940s the Soviet Union asked Coca Cola to produce a white, less American Coke

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1EGD TIL that when Einstein arrived in Paris by train in 1922,many high profile reporters, diplomats were waiting for him on the platform. Instead, he sneaked out the back car and off down the tracks, laughing “like a child”.
6Em6X TIL the term “square meal” comes from the British navy where plates were square with raised edges to stop food spilling in rough seas.
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