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TIL Morphine is named after Morpheus, the Greek God of Sleep.

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x6oAk TIL that Bill Murray has a lifetime batting average of .500. He appeared in two at-bats for the Grays Harbor Loggers Minor League Baseball team and had one hit.
e5xE TIL in 2008, Nebraska implemented a law to allow parents to drop off unwanted newborns at safe havens; the law didn’t state an age limit, and nearly all the children abandoned were over ten years old- some were even 17!
Rwmj TIL that a Portuguese Man of War is not actually a jellyfish, but rather a colony of specialized minute individuals called “zooids” that are dependent on one another for survival
gM6k4 TIL Both George Lucas and Don McLean were fans of Weird Al Yankovic's "The Saga Begins" (a Star Wars parody of "American Pie"). McLean said that the parody's lyrics sometimes enter his mind during live performances and a Lucasfilm representative said "You should have seen the smile on Lucas's face."
Lxl0 TIL websites know your exact geographical location because your Wi-Fi address has been collected by a Google StreetView car