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TIL the US Public Health Service is a uniformed service that fights in the war against viruses and disease. It has its own official song, and the highest ranked officer in the service is the Surgeon General.

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6Ely8 TIL that FM Radio first began to flourish in post WWII Germany. The allies had stripped all but two of their AM stations so FM was the only 'alternative'
8aGA4 TIL that Mao Zedong ordered mass genocide of Sparrows which caused the ecological imbalance as pests and bugs increased rapidly which resulted in less produce which further caused Great Chinese Famine which killed 20-45 million people due to starvation.
dDmXK TIL that in the 19th century, a morphine-containing syrup was marketed as a solution for: baby teething , constipation, bad breath, and dirty teeth. It was not withdrawn from sale until 1930.
pYAYZ TIL that no smoking signs became mandatory in airplane lavatories after a fire on Varig Flight 820 killed all but one passenger by carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation.
DQO5p TIL of the 1986 Illinois gubernatorial election, where Lyndon LaRouche's cultists hijacked the Democratic lieutenant governor primary to nominate one of their own, causing the actual Democrats to split off and form their own 3rd party for the year