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TIL Heineken bottles used to be shaped like bricks so you could build houses out of them.

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KO7Yw TIL: Chicago singer and guitarist Terry Kath's last words were "What do you think I'm gonna do, blow my brains out?" just before put what he thought was an unloaded semi-automatic pistol to his temple and pulled the trigger. He didn't realize there was a round in the chamber.
bRop TIL that the Vietnam War is called the “American War” in Vietnam (fully the “War Against the Americans to Save the Nation”).
16XX8 TIL Lucozade dates to 1927 and was originally a health drink and given to in patients of hospitals.
R7Mmj TIL suicides nationwide increased by 10 percent after Robin Williams’ death; researchers found a convincing parallel between the increase and sensationalized coverage/headlines of his death that violated CDC guidelines, focusing on the method of death
XjKr TIL of the Gulabi Gang, a group of several thousand women in India. They fight against child marriage, dowery, dowery beatings, and other social injustices, regardless of gender or caste differences.