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TIL that someone unsuccessfully sued Pepsi because they would not give him an Harrier Jet after raising 7 million “Pepsi points”, equivalent to $700000 dollars in 1996.

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EgOPw TIL that in some parts of Ruhr region (Germany) the ground has sunk by up to 30m (12m in average) due to exzessive mining in the region. The homes of millions of people would be flooded if the pumps were stopped to keep the groundwater level artificially low. These pumps have to pump forever.
Ymgd TIL that Charlotte, NC is the best city for high salaries and low living costs.
GYeRQ TIL of Thomas Cochrane, a Scottish earl, who left the Royal Navy in disgrace, and then joined the Chilean Navy to help it fight for independence.
NQ0J TIL there have been over 200 flavors of Kit-Kat in Japan
wxx7 TIL the towns from “Ghost Whisperer”, “Gremlins”, “Bruce Almighty”, “Back To The Future”, “Falling Skies”, and the first episode of “The Twilight Zone” (and many more) are all the same set, which is known as “Courthouse Square”