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TIL Broccoli only became available in grocery stores in the UK and Ireland in the late 1970s

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xxoD TIL of Tim Jenison. A dude from TX who may have rediscovered a lost, elegant technique that might explain how the 17th century painter, Vermeer, was able to paint with incredible realism.
No41 TIL the amount of heroin required for an overdose is only 5 times higher than the amount needed to get high
4X7D6 TIL two German brothers Adolf and Rudolf founded two of the biggest rival shoe companies Adidas and Puma after a family feud drove them apart. This conflict divided their home town to the point that employees of the two companies strictly avoided each other and stuck to separate bars and bakeries.
KN4B TIL that Hitler’s doctor injected him with a solution of water and methamphetamine saying that was which he called “vitamultin”. He kept a diary of the drugs he administered to Hitler, usually by injection (up to 20 times per day). The list include drugs such as heroin as well as poisons
BGYL TIL: Green olives and black olives are not different species. The distinction reflects whether they were picked before or after ripening.