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TIL there is a growing market for pharmaceutical drugs made in space. The lack of gravity can improve the efficiency of certain chemical processes making space drugs commercially promising.

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mkbv TIL that a Muslim cable TV network was created in 2004 to counter “extreme stereotypes” of Muslims. In 2009, the founder of the network was arrested for beheading his wife.
M7Ye7 TIL about the Hand of Glory, an old European custom of taking the left hand of a person hanged for murder for use in various magical purposes.
AXYx TIL a reporter asked the Beatles about the intentions of the songs “Day Tripper” and “Norwegian Wood” after Time reported that they were about a prostitute and a lesbian. Paul responded with “We were just trying to write songs about prostitutes and lesbians, that’s all.”
xVrRB TIL in the entire "Treehouse of Horror" series on "The Simpsons" only the first episode actually takes place in a treehouse
6EVN7 TIL: Japanese kitchen knives are a lot sharper than Katana swords since blacksmiths switched from making swords to making knives when the samurai were banned from carrying swords in the 19th century to modernise Japan after the Meiji Restoration.