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TIL Whiskey and Whisky are different distilled spirits

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wyZ6 TIL Mebendazole, a highly effective, cheap, broad-spectrum antihelmintic (anti-worm medicine) was found out to cure one of the most invasive cancers (Adrenocortical Carcinoma). However, it is no longer manufactured in the U.S. as it was discontinued shortly after.
WkDdX TIL that Italy sells more Italian olive oil than it can produce
OoA7e TIL this purple snailfish was filmed at a depth of 5 miles using a deep sea camera-equipped lander in the Pacific Ocean's Atacama Trench located off the coast of Peru and Chile in 2018 making it the first time to ever see this species. Pink and blue snailfish were also filmed during the expedition.
9Y5MD TIL of the National Film Registry, a selection of movies deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" and has earned preservation by the Library of Congress.
wojd1 TIL that the Voynich manuscript, a 240-page codex from the early 1400s, is written in an unknown script that has never been deciphered. The codex is filled with fantastical illustrations and its purpose and origins are unknown.