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TIL that in a blind tasting of Coca Cola the tasters preferred Corn Syrup American Coca Cola over Mexican Coca Cola made with sugar.

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e0RB5 TIL that while the Bald Eagle is widely known as a national symbol of the United States, the American Bison is the national mammal. The population of American Bison, once 60+ million, dropped to <600 by 1889, but due to conservation efforts is now 500k and growing.
e0k1g TIL Despite being a French word, the French do not say "Encore!" at the end of a performance if they want a repeat. They instead say "bis!" (Repeat) or "une autre!" (another one).
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P1ARE TIL the serjeant at arms of the house of commons in the United Kingdom since 2008 has been a woman, an arab man, then a black man.
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