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TIL Vince Gilligan did not know about the show Weeds when he created Breaking Bad, both about suburban people dealing drugs.

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wYoo TIL astronauts can’t cry in space.
m7QM TIL that East Germany created its own cola drink. Vita-Cola’s sales almost disappeared after the fall of the Berlin Wall brought Coke and Pepsi into the East. It is still the most popular cola in Thuringia, making the German state one of the few places in the world where Coca-Cola is not the leader.
R774Q TIL That Rheas (large South American birds related to the Ostrich) are loose in Germany and have established a stable population
xZl1 TIL the Pixar movies “A Bug’s Life,” “Monster’s Inc,” “Finding Nemo,” and “Wall-E” were all brainstormed during one lunch in 1994 by the writers of “Toy Story.”
WkgEN TIL December 25th is the anniversary of Chinese activist Qian Yunhui's death, who was held down in front of then ran over by a large truck.