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TIL about the Common Cold Research Unit in the UK, which existed from 1946-1989, and whose only successfully-developed treatment was zinc lozenges (in 1987)

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OoXa4 TIL that although we think of electric vehicles as being a very modern technology, they actually pre-date internal combustion engines and were popular between the 1880s and 1920s.
BgGGe TIL that Robert Wadlow, the tallest person ever known was born in 1918 and grew to a height of 8 feet 11.1 inches due to a rare condition. He relied on leg braces to walk and died at 22 from an infection.
5Y4RB TIL the 1876 US Presidential election had the highest turnout of eligible voters in American history at 81.8%. The winner, Rutherford Hayes, also lost the popular vote.
QDee TIL a German soldier during WW2 called Werner Goldberg was branded “The Ideal German Soldier” because of his physical appearance. Ironically he was half Jewish.
a8de0 TIL the Dewey Decimal system reserves 999 for history of "extraterrestrial worlds"