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TIL that all the local anaesthetic drug names end in “-caine” because cocaine was one of the first local anaesthetics.

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X0AYR TIL that the best selling commemorative US stamp is an Elvis stamp
OGMOL TIL that the Capture of the USS Chesapeake in 1813, was one of the most deadly fights involving two ships, in the entire age of sail.
7rYNO TIL the Dr who popularised the idea of “Alpha” and “Beta” members of wolf packs has spent the rest of his career trying to convince everyone he was wrong..
MJkB TIL: in 1914 Daniel Hess refused to sell the last bit of his property to the city of New York after the rest his property had been seized via eminent domain, and today it remains on the sidewalk with a tile that reads “Property of the Hess Estate Which Has Never Been Dedicated For Public Purposes”
E1wmd TIL Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer was shot and killed because of a dispute over a hunting dog