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TIL the founder of Herbalife died after overdosing on non-herbal sleep aids

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VBNb4 TIL that there was another Potato related famine that took place in Scotland around the same time as the Great Famine in Ireland.
8aYEK TIL that between 991 and 1018, the Anglo-Saxon kings of England paid an important economic tribute to the Viking invaders worth circa 2.8 million troy oz in silver coins. This explains why today there are still more Anglo-Saxon silver coins in Denmark than in England.
PY5ee TIL The NHS (The UK's national health service) is the fifth biggest employer in the world.
pXXQ TIL in 1900 Isaac Cline violated weather service policy and unilaterally issued a hurricane warning to warn the citizens of Galveston, TX that a major storm was headed their way.
OarY TIL In Russian Roulette, the odds will be in the player’s favor because of the laws of gravity. Meaning the full chamber which weighs more will usually end up near the bottom of the cylinder, altering the odds in the player’s favour.