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TIL The US and New Zealand are the only two countries that allow pharmaceutical commercials on TV.

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VNdD TIL a boy died from a gunshot wound while visiting his Scientologist father. It was declared suicide, however the boys prints were not on the gun, the bullet was missing, his laptop data was deleted and his father called David Miscavige’s sister before 911.
bdB7 TIL Mao Zedong, in a power-play against Nikita Khrushchev’s visit in 1958, forced him to conduct a meeting in a pool. 200+ pound Khrushchev, who could not swim, was forced to wear floaters in the kiddie side of the pool while Mao swam laps and conducted the meeting.
xblo TIL that in 1957, the BBC aired an April Fools segment showing a family harvesting spaghetti from the family spaghetti tree. When viewers asked how they could grow their own, they were told to place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best.
J1aWj TIL Grapes have gotten larger due to growth hormone and a technique applied to their vines
JjOQ TIL The night that Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech, Mos Def went to his house and told him he should leave America. He did.