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TIL that studies have suggested correlations between high soda intake and conditions like kidney stones, heart disease, and even osteoporosis due to the phosphoric acid content.

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D5gV TIL that 45 states have provisions in their laws that make exceptions to the Minimum Legal Drinking Age
5YoOD TIL that worldwide, 79% of homicide victims are men
4r45 TIL Elvis Presley once asked his limo driver, “Do you own this limo or do you work for the company?” He responded, “I work for the company.” Elvis said “Well, you own it now.” The limo driver’s tip was the limo.
rRZd1 TIL that the Quaker Oats Company and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology agreed to pay $1.85-million to settle a federal lawsuit over an experiment in which radioactive oatmeal was fed to boys at a state institution in the 1940s and 1950s.
86dX TIL that if humans had eagles’ eyes, we could see an ant on the ground from the roof of a 10-story building. You would also have brilliant color vision, UV vision, and an almost 360 degree range of view.