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TIL Heroin is a brand name and the drug was originally marketed by Bayer as a non-addictive cough medicine.

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4Xx8o TIL the Mongols had a battle in Israel against the Mamluks (Egypt) and was the first permanent defeat for the Mongols
Me14a TIL when McCartney's dad heard 'She loves you' for the first time he liked it but told the Beatles: "there's enough of these Americanisms around. Couldn't you sing 'She loves you, yes, yes, yes!'"
WLVo TIL that there is a Native American tribe of ultra-runners known as the Tarahumara. They can run 200 miles non-stop, and play running games that go on for up to 2 days without breaks. They use the toe-strike method of running instead of the traditonal heel-strike.
4Xd6X TIL about Potoooooooo (or Pot-8-Os), an 18th century racehorse who was aptly named when one of the stable boys misunderstood his real name, Potatoes
Adal TIL Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman have published their Mythbusters results in peer reviewed journals. Specifically the comparison between wood and stone tipped arrow penetration.