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TIL Frequent use of painkillers for a headache causes more headaches. It's called medication overuse headaches.

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v1DbK TIL that Crossroads, the first ever Kazakh soap opera (1996-2000), was funded by the British government in order to promote capitalism, was modeled on 'EastEnders' and became wildly popular across Central Asia
DQgye TIL that Nixon extended the Vietnam War for political gain
rRGae TIL Bayer sold HIV and Hepatitis C contaminated blood products that caused up to 10,000 people in the US alone infected to HIV. After they found out the drug was contaminated, they pulled it off the US market and sold it to countries in Asia and Latin America so that they could still make money.
x0VD TIL: 1973 when Nolan Ryan was pitching a no hitter, the 27th batter Detroit Tigers Norm Cash walked up to the plate with a table leg.
mxyAO TIL A tabby is any domestic cat with a distinctive 'M' shaped marking on its forehead. "Tabby" is not a breed of cat but a coat type seen in almost all genetic lines of domestic cats. Tabby originally referred to "striped silk taffeta" from the French word tabis, meaning "a rich watered silk."