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TIL Coca-Cola Deutschland created Fanta as a result of difficulties importing Coca-Cola syrup into Nazi Germany during World War II due to a trade embargo, to create a new product for the German market, using only ingredients available in Germany at the time

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4X0JR TIL a 28-yr-old Welsh man with a "no regrets" tattoo partying in Vegas in a bachelor party ended up at the Hoover Dam. He reported thinking: "fuck it! I'm going for a swim." His friends cheered as he swam across the Hoover Dam reservoir which luckily had 9 of its 10 turbines off. He was fined $330.
nrDB TIL that upon leaving office, President Harry S Truman chose not to be on any corporate payroll, believing that taking advantage of such financial opportunities would diminish the integrity of the nation’s highest office.
6rGZ TIL of Tihar. A festival in Nepal that dedicates an entire day to thanking dogs for their friendship and loyalty.
LkvlP TIL that Pythagoras invented a "Greedy Cup" which would empty onto the user when overfilled.
NrZJ TIL Jazz great Ella Fitzgerald by age 18 had taught herself to sing 2 notes at once like Mongolian folk singers!