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TIL most of the caffeine in soft drinks is actually synthetically produced in Chinese pharmaceutical plants

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AD1oa TIL about the Jantar Mantar observatory built in the early 1700's in Jaipur. A set of 19 massive and highly accurate astronomical instruments
MY6V TIL Ringo Starr, George Carlin, Alec Baldwin and Pierce Brosnan have all narrated Thomas the Tank Engine.
9YVvX TIL about Jack Trice. He was the second black college football player. Before his first game, he wrote about how proud he was to have the opportunity. He was intentionally targeted throughout the game, breaking his collarbone and causing internal bleeding, which in turn caused his death.
Egkdo TIL that a dog by the title "Stout's Pal Pierre," was the first ever dog to walk a tightrope. He was an American Eskimo Dog and was part of the Barnum and Bailey circus.
AL6g TIL that using astronomical data it has been determined that on this day, 16 Apr, Odysseus finally returned to Ithaca 3,192 years ago