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TIL The best selling drink in every country on Earth is either Coca-cola or a drink owned by the Coca-Cola company - except for one place. Scotlands own ‘Irn-Bru’ has remained the undefeated drink of choice on its home turf for over a century.

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a8MGL TIL The first vending machine was in Egypt and dispensed holy water, not Coke
Wkd49 TIL Three different artificial sweeteners (saccharin, cyclamate & aspartame) were discovered as the direct result of scientists with poor hand hygiene.
vPj4D TIL the Coffee Break was first utilized during WWII at a necktie factory in Colorado. Wigwam Weavers gave two coffee breaks a day to its workers so that the caffeine boost would increase productivity.
kjO4 TIL that if you have excess skin after dramatic weight loss, you can actually donate the skin, which is removed via surgery, to burn victims
Ka6B TIL a Greenland shark was tagged off Greenland in 1936 and recaptured in 1952. Its measurements suggest that Greenland sharks grow at a rate of 0.5–1 cm (0.2–0.4 in) per year, thus the largest individuals may live about 200 years, making them among the longest-lived vertebrates on Earth.