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TIL that Heroin was sythesized, named, commercialized and marketed by Bayer, the pharmaceutical company.

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Mkpb TIL that Oriental Hornets are able to harvest the sun’s light and convert it to energy with their yellow stripes in their head and abdomen.
DQDyj TIL that in 1990 Rupert Murdoch tried to buy the Palace of the Parliament in Romania, the biggest administrative building in the world for 1 billion dollars, his bid was rejected
AVwB TIL Seinfeld’s iconic theme song was not recorded on a slap bass and each episode had a unique intro that synced with with Jerry’s stand-up routine
xV8x0 TIL December 25 was originally a pagan celebration, Sol Invictus, the “Unconquerable Sun.”
8aRma TIL that the anchor of the ship that caused the Halifax Explosion wound up 3.2 kilometers away from the site. The anchor weighed half a ton.