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TIL there’s an open source brand of cola that’s under the GNU Public License and has been through several revisions.

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9wNB TIL that in 2001, a panel of wine experts gave one of the lowest possible scores to an average-priced Bordeaux that was served in a cheap bottle. When it was served in an expensive bottle, it received one of the highest possible scores.
kJoWW TIL : The government of new south wales estimated that it will take 4 years to complete Sydney Opera House but instead it took 14 years with 1400 times the estimated cost.
8KEa TIL that “Quinnine” (the stuff in tonic water) has been used to treat Malaria all the way back to 1631 in Rome and also played a key role in colonizing West Africa
16By8 TIL that in the 2000s there was a case of conjoined triplets, diagnosed at 22 weeks. The mother terminated the pregnancy.
KYk6 TIL that the 1942 Rose Bowl was played in Durham, NC due to fears of Japanese attack on west coast of US…