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TIL that "lactose-free milk" is just milk with an added enzyme that helps lactose-intolerant people digest it.

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0de6y TIL: The Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act was passed in 1974, specifically to prevent Richard Nixon from destroying records. In 1978 the Presidential Records Act was passed to apply to all future presidents.
VMBnG TIL in the United States it is illegal for the government to have a gun database that ties a weapon directly to an owner. The Firearm Owners' Protection Act of 1986 banned the government from ever instituting such a system. A national registry database can't be implemented.
nW417 TIL that Picasso carried around a gun to shoot blanks at people he found dull.
g5jy TIL, the FBI once circulated to police departments, people who make frequent reference to the U.S. Constitution or the Bill of Rights may be terrorists
m1XGp TIL Industrial Biotest Labs (IBT) conducted almost 1/3rd of all safety testing for chemicals and drugs in the US from the 1950s to 70s. It was later was discovered that IBT had been falsifying data amd mislead federal authorities on the safety of many commercial products for approval.