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TIL that the FDA is accused of having unethical relationships with drug manufacturers, resulting in many potentially unsafe drugs on the market.

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N706M TIL in the shanty "Drunken Sailer," one response to "What shall we do with the drunken sailor?" is "Put him in the bed with the captain's daughter." The Captain's Daughter is another name for the Cat o' Nine Tails, a multi-tailed whip.
ZM8Y TIL that I’d’ve is a proper English contraction.
YpW1x TIL about the little arrow on the side of the petrol bowser picture on my dashboard. It tells you which side of your car has the fuel filler.
OGJm6 TIL about the 2010 Filair Let L-410 crash, caused by a crocodile that was smuggled on board. It got loose and caused a panic, affecting the weight of the aircraft as all on board ran towards the cockpit. The croc survived the crash (along with one person) but was killed by a machete shortly after
kbvB TIL that Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory had trouble castin the Oompa Loompas because since it was filmed in Germany the nazi regime had exterminated most dwarfs.