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TIL that “Quinnine” (the stuff in tonic water) has been used to treat Malaria all the way back to 1631 in Rome and also played a key role in colonizing West Africa

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6E8Lm TIL Army vet Gregory Holeman needed a ride to the hospital, but his care via the Veteran's Admin. didn't cover a 911 ambulance. He asked his sister to call a social worker but she misdialed and Jimmy John's answered; so JJ delivery driver Zack Hillmer (a U.S. Navy vet) drove him to the hospital.
W7paA TIL Peter Cetera of Chicago recorded the hit "25 or 6 to 4" while his mouth was wired shut from a broken jaw.
LkrbV TIL The 45th Infantry Division Wore a Swastika on Their Uniforms
l7xoK TIL the 'Barbie' Movie used so much of the colour Pink, that it caused a Global shortage of Pink Paint?
P1l6Z TIL Amy Adams was born in Italy and raised Mormon in Colorado until her parents got divorced—after which time her mother became a professional bodybuilder.