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TIL the frontman of Semisonic, best known for their 1998 hit "Closing Time", co-wrote "Someone Like You" with Adele

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5VMJp TIL that drugs in the SGLT-2 Inhibitor class(Jardiance/Empagliflozin being the most common), increasingly popular drugs used to treat Diabetes, Kidney Disease, and Heart Failure, were synthesized based on a compound found in apple tree bark.
pYrZ TIL that in many states, late fees on rent are illegal
0d8xy TIL the bedchamber sword of 18th century Indian ruler Tipu Sultan became the most expensive Indian or Islamic object ever sold at auction when it sold for $17.4 million last year. Its hilt is decorated with gold calligraphy and "the sword of the ruler" is inscribed in Persian on its blade.
8aj7b TIL that when people in the UK talk about eating “baked beans on toast”, they’re not referring to the US-style baked beans that consist of a brown sugar base. They have a completely different style of baked beans with a tomato base.
XEg06 TIL Caroline Flack, the late and former host of Love Island UK, dated Harry styles when he was 17-years old, and she was 31.