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TIL junk mail companies are charged more money if you send their mail back.

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KGM4 TIL 24 writers of the Simpsons went to Harvard
Z5yB TIL countefeit versions of perscription drugs have been found in legitimate supply chains of at least 44 countries. As of 2010, the counterfeit medicine industry was worth up to $200 billion per year, and is still rapidly growing.
woGm8 TIL that, despite being widely taught in schools, the idea that different sections of the tongue are exclusively responsible for different basic tastes is a common misconception
epRXg TIL about a lawsuit: Allegedly in 2020, a woman noticed a foul smell when her son was in ICU but nurses could not locate the source. Then while her son was intubated and on a respirator, a pipe mishap above the ceiling caused the spilling of hundreds of gallons of human wastewater on her and her son
5YMe8 TIL the first photo of a black hole was taken in 1992