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TIL that water isn't the best liquid for oral rehydration, and actually ranks behind drinks like diet soda and milk.

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4XQZ5 TIL that when John DeLorean was busted buying cocaine, undercover agents thought he had paid by signing over control of his car company. At trial, it came out that he had signed over rights to a worthless holding company instead.
9bAr TIL that dogs can eat raw bones and digest them, and they only choke on cooked bones which can splinter and break.
GYQ7g TIL about bees in Brooklyn who produced red honey which led to an investigation at a nearby marachino cherry factory which led to the discovery of a marijuana farm beneath the factory. The owner committed suicide before getting busted.
kQe4 TIL Harvey’s Wagon Wheel Casino was heavily damaged by a bomb in an extortion attempt in 1980. The bomb was designed and built by a millionaire businessman is the most complex improvised explosive device ever created, according to the FBI.
BgyPx TIL some chapters of the NAACP boycotted the movie "The Color Purple" in 1985 because they felt it portrayed Black men in a negative light