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TIL that in a blind test taste Pepsi activated more dopamine receptors than Coca-Cola. However once participants were told they were drinking Coke, it then became the greater dopamine producing beverage over Pepsi – even when lied to. Most likely it was Coke’s marketing that was responsible.

kO7Wd TIL Lindsay Lohan Filed a case against GTA 5 makers that a Character was based on her , so the judges threw the case out saying Lacy Jonas 's'indistinct, satirical representations of the style, look, and persona of a modern, beach-going young woman that are not reasonably identifiable as plaintiff.”
NV0e TIL… When Alan Shepard was waiting for liftoff to become the first American in space, a reporter asked him what he was thinking about. He replied “The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder.” [Fixed Title]
VBOJk TIL the USS Lexington (CV-2) powered the City of Tacoma for a month
W74nd Today I learned about the Girardoni air rifle; a rifle developed in 1779 that was capable of effectively shooting up to 125 meters with a muzzle velocity of 600 fps, it had a 20 round magazine and an internal air reservoir that was good for up to 30 shots before needing to be refilled.
BrpaD TIL that Basil Zaharoff sold the Greek government a submarine, then told the Turkish government that the Greeks had a submarine, Turkey then bought 2 submarines. He then told the same to the Russian government who later bought 2 submarines as well. None of the submarines worked.