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TIL When the Queen dies it is estimated to cost the British economy £1.2-6 Billion

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K81w TIL The Leaning Tower of Pisa was once a Nazi observation post. The allies did not air strike it because of its beauty.
M9lm TIL scientists have been studying Ketamine, a recreational, dissociative drug, as a cure for depression. It is often discredited by the public due to being known as a horse tranquilizer.
ZgJB TIL that in Europe, 92% of expecting parents terminate pregnancy upon receiving a Down Syndrome diagnosis. In America, 67%.
b68N7 TIL Borden Dairy's Elsie the Cow, created in 1936, first appeared as one of four cartoon cows (with Mrs. Blossom, Bessie, and Clara) in a 1936 magazine advertisement series featured in medical journals. By 1939, she was featured in her own advertisement campaign that was voted "best of the year".
awOmy TIL a dead 13-foot shark, floating in a tank of formaldehyde, was found by a YouTuber while breaking into an abandoned wildlife park in Australia.