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TIL Red Bull’s famous slogan “Red Bull gives you wings” was changed to “Red Bull gives you wiiings” after a $13million lawsuit that accused the company of “fraudulent advertising” because the drink did not give people wings or elevated abilities of any kind.

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PjaG TIL that the founders of Adidas and Puma are brothers, and were Nazis
1aOrP TIL Finland has planted 150 million trees per year for decades. For a small nation of 5½ million people that means 27 trees per person. If the entire European Union were to do the same, there would be nearly 14 billion trees planted every year in the EU.
QZYp TIL Jackie Chan is leaving his entire $130M fortune to charity upon his death. When asked about his son, Chan replied “If he is capable, he can make his own money. If he is not, then he will just be wasting my money.”
4XEEa TIL that the 1st moon landing, the Manson murders and the Woodstock festival all happened within the timespan of just one month (the Summer of 69) (cbsnews.com)
1aPO7 TIL about the Chicago Spire, a planned 2000 foot high skyscraper which would have been the highest building in the Americas, and 2nd tallest in the world. It would have looked like a "tall twisting tree" or "blade of grass." It was cancelled in 2008 due to the economic crisis.