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TIL Even though Pedialyte is marketed towards children, over a third of sales come from adults with hangovers.

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1Z1W TIL In 1951 a poor woman named Henrietta Lacks donated her cells to science without knowing it. Her cells would be the first “immortal cells” that could be kept alive for medical use. They’ve been used for everything from creating the polio vaccine to cloning.
vP667 TIL that Castro traveled to the US just a few months after the 1959 Revolution, visiting Houston, Washington DC, and New York.
neW4P TIL that the title for the Xbox game Grabbed by the Ghoulies was inspired by British slang for testicles.
OGeER TIL the Royal Navy transfers battle awards and honours from ship to ship that bear the same name. So the upcoming frigate "HMS London" which will serve until the late 21st century will carry the battle honours from HMS London, the 40 gun warship from 1630s and the awards from all 15 others since.
e0915 TIL Murgatroyd - as in "Heavens to Murgatroyd!" - is a family name and not some nonsense made up for Snagglepuss