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TIL in the 1950s Coca-Cola wanted to raise the price of a Coke above 5¢, but their vending machines only took single coins. Not wanting to double it to 10¢, Coke asked the US to mint a 7.5¢ coin, but were denied. So it made every 9th bottle in the machines empty, making the avg effective price 5.6¢.

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KO104 TIL about the Body Worlds exhibit in London, where they preserve bodies via plastination so you can see muscles, veins and more
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V5mm TIL severing the bridge between the hemispheres in your brain causes the two hemispheres to become separate “selves” with different impulses, desires and capabilities.
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