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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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mAov TIL: Many German beer names include the word ‘Hell’, meaning pale, and the place they are from. There is a pale lager from Austria called 'Fucking Hell’.
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6Bbm TIL that Theodore Roosevelt, in order to prevent war with Japan after post Russo War negotiation fallouts, showcased the American Navy around the world as a display of America’s firepower. Upon its arrival Japanese schoolchildren waved American flags
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