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TIL There is a maze of tunnels under Las Vegas and people live in them

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9YAAp TIL Pharmacologist and biochemist Gertrude Belle Elion helped develop drugs for treating leukemia, malaria, herpes, and AIDS. She shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Medicine despite never having completed her PhD.
8aLrP TIL That though a judge ruled against Carol Burnett when she sued Fox over a Family Guy parody of her charwoman character, the judge conceded that her work took far more creative talent than FG’s “crude parody.”
8aWYL TIL Ming China placed limits on how frequently its client states could offer tribute. This was because Ming China always provided a return gift whenever they received tribute, which would often be of greater value than the tribute received.
9YPWX TIL scientists at Brown University are developing a robot cat that may one day help cure loneliness among senior citizens. It doesn't need food, exercise, or a litter box, but it can purr on demand and remind them when it's time to take their meds
m9xy TIL the person credited with inventing the pot brownie is actually named Mary Jane