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TIL that the Coca-Cola company chooses not to patent its secret formula, because then they would have to disclose it to the public.

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GYrj TIL until the Great Depression, a man could be sued for monetary damages if he broke off an engagement; if he’d already had sex with his fiance, damages were “greatly increased.” (Oh, and guys, we have De Beers to thank for the “two months salary on a ring” expectation.)
9wPMm TIL in a rare move for a large corporation, SC Johnson voluntarily stopped using Polyvinylidene chloride in saran wrap which made it cling but was harmful to the planet. They lost a huge market share.
X01NR TIL 27% of Americans 18 and older have cut off contact with a family member
6EAx8 TIL of Robert Smalls, a slave during the Civil War who escaped by commandeering a Confederate transport ship, persuaded Lincoln to allow African-Americans in the army, and later became a US House Representative. One of his final actions as a leader was to stop a lynch mob from killing two black men.
8peV TIL Darrell from storage wars found a murdered body in one of the units