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TIL Dr Pepper Was Once a Warm Drink

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RlYj TIL that in ancient Egypt, any books found in ships coming into port, would be brought immediately to the library of Alexandria and be copied. The original would be kept in the library and the copy given back to the owner.
xVRjk TIL that on February 7 1981, a Tupolev Tu-104 passenger jet crashed during take off from Pushkin Airport near Leningrad, Russia, resulting in the death of all 50 people on board, including 16 Soviet admirals and generals, among them the commander of the Pacific Fleet.
PY5pn TIL that 55% of people have three bones and two joints in their little toe. 45% of people have only two bones and one joint
ERK0 TIL the actor who played young Forrest Gump ended up enlisting in the Army and going to combat just like his character
OoeLg TIL Dorian Leigh, one of the first supermodels, was a mechanical engineer who designed airplane wings during WWII