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TIL Mountain Dew was invented as whiskey mix

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mQNO TIL in 2013, the largest known discovery of buried gold coins, valued at $10M, was found on a couple’s private property in rural California. Known only as John and Mary, the couple has no idea who buried the coins, and they remain anonymous to prevent treasure-seeking trespassers.
6EWNQ TIL that actor Sir Anthony Hopkins was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome only 10 years ago.
NXdAJ TIL of the discovery of chemotherapy. During WWII it was discovered that mustard gas reduced white blood cell counts. In the 1940s, two pharmacologists examined the effects of mustard gas in treating lymphoma in mice. They then treated a patient with nonHodgkin's lymphoma with the chemical agent.
dxYE TIL in that Rick Steves, popular travel show host, constructed a 24-unit apartment complex in Lynnwood, Washington, to serve as transitional housing for homeless mothers and their children; he is also on the advisory board of NORML, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
wLxYM Today I learned that the original eraser was stale bread and erasers are pink because of pumice: Guide to Erasers