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TIL scientists still don't know how Acetaminophen works to relieve pain and reduce inflammation

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GYpAj TIL there's a 15,000 mile long hiking trail in Canada that goes from coast to coast.
BbND TIL that someone named their twins Winner and Loser. Winner went on to become a criminal, and Loser became a detective.
jNblp TIL that when Shell Oil started secretly manufacturing several hundred thousand gallons of JP-7 fuel for the U-2 spy plane in 1955, it depleted stocks of a petroleum byproduct usually included in the making of FLIT insecticide, causing a nationwide shortage of the product.
pYZWN TIL the actual valve in freeze-proof outdoor faucets is way back inside the house, on the warm side of the insulation
Z87bB TIL In 2001 Charles Ingram won the grand prize (£1,000,000) on “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” by having a friend in the audience cough on the right answer. He was suspected of cheating, and after review of the recordings the accusation was confirmed. He was charged for deception.