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TIL I learned about the FDA's Orange Book, which allows you to query all approved drug and therapeutic products for sale in the US

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NXGZP TIL of Ernst Haeckel a German scientist who in 1914 was the first person to call The First World War, The First World War.
4XE0X TIL a man falsely imprisoned for 10 years spent most of his time at the library to study law and prove his innocence, and then became a lawyer to help free other people who have been falsely convicted.
OGgpY TIL of Reginald Hamilton Earnshaw, believed to have been the youngest person in the British services to die in World War II at just 14 years old.
JAr8 TIL That President Ulysses S. Grant gave a homeless loiterer a free ride to the US Naval Academy. This man was Albert Michelson, who then went on to discover the speed of light and win a Nobel Peace Prize.
OG8PX TIL in the 19th century there were professional "knocker uppers" who would hit your window with a stick until you got out of bed.