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TIL that since men associated Diet Coke with women, Coca-Cola created Coke Zero

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JYd1l TIL there is a company that makes "memorial diamonds": synthetic diamonds made from the ashes of cremated human remains. The process takes 6-8 weeks and requires at least 1 pound of ashes.
5Y65D TIL BMW drifted a M5 for 232.5 continuous miles, which included a stuntman refueling the car from a tandem-drifting tanker.
wLpj6 TIL about Stank Baker, a man who had been booked to fly on the 1931 Avro Ten Southern Cloud disappearance only to cancel his flight and travel by train instead which saved his life. Because of this, he gained a fear of flying which became justified when he was killed by another flight 19 years later
OG4BX TIL Sugar gliders are one of the few species of mammals that exhibit male parental care. The oldest codominant male in a social community shows a high level of parental care, as he is the probable father of any offspring due to his social status.
ZxEY TIL a man claimed ownership of the moon and has legally sold over 300 million acres of extraterrestrial land to over 2 million people in 176 countries.