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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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9Yl17 TIL during WW2 when Ford produced the Merlin engine they claimed they couldn't following the sent plans. Rolls-Royce, designer of the Merlin, assumed Ford was incapable of meeting their high standards, only to learn that the tolerances were too loose and didn't meet the precision required for cars
OoPrg TIL that actor Val Kilmer (Top Gun, Batman Forever) has been fighting throat cancer and had a procedure on his trachea that has reduced his voice to a rasp.
W7erL TIL Someone killed a pigeon by dyeing it pink for a gender-reveal party
ADnBa TIL that the high you get from exercise isn’t from endorphins it’s from cannabis-like chemicals
491J TIL - That in 1916, there was a proposed amendment to the US Constitution that would have put Declarations of War to a National vote, and those voting for War would automatically volunteer for Military service.