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TIL Ian Fleming was told by his doctor that gin was damaging to his health (Fleming loved gin so much he would drink a pint every day). The doctor then suggested something relatively less damaging to Fleming's health: bourbon.

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pmAA TIL that Fred Trump, the father of Donald Trump, was best known as one of a small number of major builders of middle class housing in New York after WWII. His estate at his time of death was estimated at up to $300 million, but he did not believe in displays of wealth.
7rWOL TIL South Korea, in 1980, built a 322 foot tall flag pole overlooking the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing North and South Korea. In response, North Korea built a 525 foot tall flag pole opposite South Korea’s flagpole.
R5gx9 TIL that the origin of the English word ‘cat’ is coming from the Late Latin word cattus, cata, catta. “Cattus” was first used at the beginning of the 6th century and is derived from an Egyptian precursor of Coptic šau, “tomcat”.
npXd TIL as an act of psychological warfare the US army planned to drop extra large condoms labeled as medium in the Soviet Union to demoralize the Soviets.
R51nj TIL that before they became movie models, the Warner Brothers ran a bicycle shop in Youngstown, Ohio.