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TIL Nectarines are just mutant peaches

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QJOg9 TIL that in 1937 a massive demand for sulfa, the first and only effective broad-spectrum antibiotic available before penicillin, and nonexistent testing requirements led to a mass poisoning with over 100 deaths. This led to the passage of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938.
p8gve TIL Aristotle was Alexander the Great's private tutor and from his teachings developed a love of science, particularly of medicine and botany. Alexander included botanists and scientists in his army to study the many lands he conquered.
Yjr TIL some Asian babies are born with a Mongolian Blue Spot, a blue birth mark on the lower back and bum that usually disappears after 3 to 5 years.
eplL4 TIL that Jane Pierce, the wife of President Franklin Pierce, was so heartbroken at the loss of their son, Benjamin, that for nearly two years, she remained in the upstairs living quarters of the White House, spending her days writing letters to her dead son.
R7jO4 TIL that Mark Fisher, who designed the stage for Pink Floyd’s original THE WALL concert also went on to design stages for U2, Lady Gaga, Elton John, Madonna, and Metallica.