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TIL that of all the missing children whose photos were publicized on milk cartons in America, only one was found alive.

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Abm7 TIL Heroin is a brand name and the drug was originally marketed by Bayer as a non-addictive cough medicine.
aoLM TIL that Robin Williams turned down the role of The Riddler in Batman Forever, because it wasn’t funny enough
WB4o TIL of Medal of Honor recipient, Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez. He had 37 puncture wounds, exposed intestine, broken jaw, and eyes caked in blood. He was pronounced dead until he spit in the face of a doctor who was zipping him up in a body bag.
mxDeo TIL there is an event in history called "The Great Stink". In 1858, central London got so stinky because of untreated sewage, that it became unbearable for local population. Incidentally that event became starting point to modernize sewage treatment as we have it today.
NXxY8 TIL That Loch Morar in Scotland is 310 M deep. You could put The Shard into it, and it's deeper than most of the N Sea. Also you could put the Golden Gate Bridge into Loch Ness (230m deep)