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TIL that in the 1960s Coca-Cola opened an office in Los Angeles to provide vintage Coke bottles and signs for movies.

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PMJw TIL that on February 15, 2003, millions of people protested the coming Iraq war, which in 2004 Guinness listed as the largest protest in human history. A month later the U.S invaded.
d0kj TIL The retail food industry is being forced to sell grossly overcooked chicken in order to get rid of the red blood color around the bones.
npwG TIL that the first pregnancy tests on record were in Ancient Egypt. Women would pee on a field of wheat and barley. If the wheat sprouted, it was going to be a girl. If the barley sprouted, it was going to be a boy. If neither sprouted, the woman wasn’t pregnant.
l7EdB TIL Bald eagles are not bald, the name derives from an older meaning of the word, "white headed"
yV5wl TIL the US Air Force lost an aircraft worth $1 billion in today's money because General Electric wanted a photo with a bunch of aircraft all close together