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TIL That EMINEM Means "Every Mother Is Nice Except Mine"?

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J1lRk TIL that Lithuanian book smugglers smuggled Lithuanian-language books printed in the Latin alphabet into Lithuania, defying the Russian Empire's 1864 ban on such literature. The Russians were trying to "russify" Lithuanians by forcing them to use the Cyrillic alphabet, and finally gave up in 1904.
xVl91 TIL of the Peanut Butter Hearings of 1959, which took place after the FDA revealed that leading peanut butter products only contained 75% peanuts to cut costs. This enraged the public, who began referring to these products as “peanut-flavored face cream” and standard of at least 90% peanuts was set.
9aLM TIL the difference between a biotechnology company and a pharmaceutical company – both produce medicines, but a biotech’s medicines have a biological basis, and a pharmaceutical’s medicines have a chemical basis.
VMRL8 TIL that Sweden has an underwater sign of an animated, LED gay sailor to deter Russian submarines from entering Sweden’s waters.
NXnM8 TIL that red mulberries are used in cosmetics, natural dyes, and as a remedy for dysentery in medicines.