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TIL in an effort to produce a non-addictive version of morphine, Charles Romley Alder Wright was the first person to create heroin in 1874.

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EPNw TIL Nikola Tesla dreamed of the Internet, stating “When wireless is fully applied the earth will be converted into a huge brain, capable of response in every one of its parts.”
5VY1n TIL on the JH-7 fighter jet's maiden flight (12/07/1988), its engines started vibrating so wildly that by the time it reached the airfield, none of its instruments worked anymore since their connections to the panel had all shaken loose. Nonetheless, the pilot managed to land the prototype safely.
wENE TIL In Victorian times bottles were used to collect tears with a special stopper that allowed the tears to evaporate. When the tears were gone the mourning period was over.
0vb5 TIL Töregene Khatun, daughter-in-law to Genghis Khan, ruled the Mongol Empire for 5 years at the height of its power and was arguably the most powerful woman in the history of the world
GADQE TIL that when Mario Party 8 was released in 2007, it was banned in the UK for containing the word "spastic", which is considered an ableist slur for sufferers of cerebral palsy there.