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TIL Chief Noc-A-Homa, a mascot for the Atlanta Braves from 1966 to 1985. He danced and ignited smoke bombs under a tipi when the Braves scored.

by whatilearned October 12, 2022, 12:18 pm

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TIL that due to a failed initial land survey that the border was Georgia-Tennessee border was drawn about a mile south of the agreed upon 35th parallel, this issue has been revisited recently as the reclaimed territory would give GA access to the Tennessee river allow more water for Atlanta.

by whatilearned August 28, 2022, 11:08 pm

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A synopsis on Rocking A Cardigan In Atlanta

by CopyPastaArchive August 6, 2022, 8:33 am

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TIL between the time he murdered his wife and son and the time he killed himself, pro wrestler Chris Benoit attempted to reschedule his flight from Atlanta to Texas so he could perform at that weekend’s WWE pay-per-view, where he was scheduled to face CM Punk for the ECW Championship.

by whatilearned July 11, 2022, 3:15 am

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A trucker who has been out on the road for two months stops at a brothel outside Atlanta.

by cringeyjokesman June 28, 2022, 4:21 am

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TIL there are 11 emerging megaregions in the US, with the fastest growing being the Piedmont Atlantic megalopolis, stretching from Birmingham, through Atlanta, up to Raleigh-Durham.

by whatilearned June 12, 2022, 7:16 pm

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TIL an Atlanta police officer died in 2009 from atheroschlerotic coronary artery disease while having a threesome. A jury awarded $3 million to his widow, finding that his doctor was negligent in not properly diagnosing and treating his heart condition.

by whatilearned March 25, 2022, 12:45 am

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TIL that the most dangerous US city to drive in during the winter is Chattanooga, Tennessee which sees 8.35 fatal collisions for every 100,000 residents in the winter. (The distant 2nd place is Atlanta, Georgia at 5.73 fatal car accidents per 100,000 people.)

by whatilearned February 19, 2022, 12:23 am

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TIL Coca Cola contains a secret ingredient known as “Merchandise 7X” and it has remained a secret since its invention in 1886 by John Pemberton. The description of the ingredient is kept in a vault at the Trust Co. Bank in Atlanta.

by whatilearned January 12, 2022, 6:06 pm

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TIL that the capitals of the Georgias are sister cities. Atlanta, Georgia, USA and Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia became sister cities in 1988.

by whatilearned November 13, 2021, 2:03 pm

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TIL reporter Kathy Scruggs who broke the story of Richard Jewell being investigated as the Atlanta Olympics bomber, died of a drug overdose in 2001. She had been ordered to reveal her sources but refused and believed her reporting was correct, but the stress led to drinking and ill health

by whatilearned September 27, 2021, 7:59 am

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TIL that when Atlanta was awarded the 1996 Olympics over Athens, Greek media blamed a conspiracy organized by Coca-Cola. Bottles of Coke were poured into the sewers of Athens in protest, and Coke’s Greek market share took years to recover.

by whatilearned September 17, 2021, 12:08 pm

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