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TIL that when Tennessee seceded from the United States during the Civil War, the county of Scott, TN disagreed with the move so strongly that it seceded from Tennessee to form its own “free and independent state.” It only officially rejoined Tennessee in 1986.

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Mn4W TIL Pepsi released a limited edition “Pepsi Perfect” soft drink that was used in “Back to the Future Part II” to commemorate the trilogy’s 30th anniversary. Only 6,500 bottles were produced costing $20.15 each. At Comic-Con they were given to people dressed as Marty McFly.
MNKV TIL there are almost twice as many 7-Eleven’s in Japan than in the USA.
Lkg0P TIL that during the Winter War, the Soviet Union bombed Finland, afterwards claiming they were dropping food to the "starving people of Helsinki" - the Finnish dubbed the bombs "Molotov bread baskets", and in return, called their own firebombs "Molotov cocktails", as "a drink to go with the food."
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