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TIL John Walker, the creator of Johnnie Walker Whisky, was a teetotaler and never touched the stuff himself.

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QNRAa TIL that the bus service from London, England to Calcutta, India (now Kolkata) was considered to be the longest bus route in the world. The bus service, which started in 1957, was routed to India via Belgium, Yugoslavia and North Western India.This route is also known as the Hippie Route.
N7Oge TIL in 2003, North Korea suggested several symbols which were included in international Unicode, later becoming emojis. They requested ☕ to mark tea houses on maps and ⚐ & ⚑ for military battles and victories. They also requested ⬆, ⬇, ⬅ (but no right arrow), ☔, ⚡, ⚠ and ⏏.
XE0br TIL In 2013, a Pizza Hut GM Stood Up and Refused to Force His Employees to Work Thanksgiving, Believing They Should Get to Spend Time With Family Instead.
9WEX TIL that boiling beans with the epazoté herb greatly reduces the gas the beans create while digesting
Zpro TIL That people suffering from depression may actually have a more accurate perception of reality than those with healthy minds. This proposition is called Depressive Realism.