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TIL that Scrooge McDuck was canonically 80yo at his first appearance in 1947. Today he's 158.

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v1vKR TIL The only pharmaceutical company in the US that manufactured coral snake antivenom has stopped doing so because it isn't profitable. There is no know date for when new antivenom will be available.
GAyE7 TIL: Ben Franklin was a slaveowner for much of his life, but after a friend took him to visit a school for black children, he wrote that African ignorance was not inherently natural but came from lack of education, slavery and negative environments. He also petitioned Congress to end slavery.
yQJLV TIL of 'Revelations of Divine Love', a book of Christian mysticism by Julian of Norwich. Written in 1373, it is the oldest surviving book in the English language written by a woman.
mL5R TIL that on average the happiest Americans are rich people living in rich neighborhoods in poor counties.
wLg4M TIL about substitute teachers’ week. Every year in Alberta, Canada the Alberta Teachers’ Association dedicates a week to recognizing the work of substitute teachers.