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TIL that Coca Cola has a caffeine free variant

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J5AB TIL of Otto Wels, a Social Democratic politician of Weimar Germany who was an outspoken opponent of Hitler. He was the sole person to speak against the Enabling Act after the Reichstag Fire. He died in exile in France in the early days of World War II.
k6D5 TIL 7 time Olympic Medalist Eero Mäntyranta had a gene mutation that allowed him to carry 50% more oxygen in his body.
6amQ TIL, Apple in the 80s paid gaming magazines to downplay Mac’s gaming abilities, which was better than the PC’s, to project them as professional tools
780b7 TIL Early in his career actor Zero Mostel was called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) for suspected communist sympathies. During his testimony, Mostel refused to name names, made jokes, and challenged the committee's assertions.
Q71a TIL that Zoe Koplowitz has placed last in each of the 25 NYC Marathons she has run. She holds the record for longest marathon time by a woman (33 hrs, 9 mins), set in 2013. She has MS and diabetes and runs each marathon on crutches.