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TIL Red Bull has 3 "i" in in "Gives you wiiings" because of a consumer sued the company for false advertising.

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vV4K TIL a British TV show intercepted TV and Internet feeds, creating weeks of fake stories and programs from trusted sources, and staged a zombie apocalypse using hundreds of actors, just to convince one person the world was ending.
Wk8EN TIL In Morocco in 1914 , an invading French force took a Berber encampment by surprise, kidnapping two of the Berber leader's wives. The Berbers counterattacked and annihilated the French force, and later exchanged the dead body of the French leader for the two wives
yYge TIL that Reed Hasting started Netflix after receiving $40 in late fees when returning Apollo 13.
XEOWD TIL on June 16, 1979, a flaming object fell on a picnic table in Mississauga, Ontario. The object, described as a flat, dark green rock with a diameter of 8 inches drew worldwide attention and speculation as to its true nature, until it was revealed to be a frisbee thrown by the neighbour as a prank
LOxp TIL that in Finland there is a heavy metal band for children who dress as dinosaurs