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TIL PCP (phencyclidine) was discovered by Parke-Davis and Company's laboratories in Detroit

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Z9Bv TIL that during the L.A. riots, police officers supported by Marines yelled “cover me” during a standoff. Due to their different training, the Marines then laid down heavy base of fire.
rRKde TIL that Disney is an anglicized version of the French name “D’Isigny”, meaning “From Isigny”. Descendants from the same ancestors as Walt formed a cheese company in France. They sometimes collaborate and make Mickey-themed cheese packages.
W7v59 TIL the Nile crocodile is estimated to kill hundreds of people each year which is more than all other crocodilian species combined & since a majority of fatal attacks are believed to be predatory in nature, the Nile crocodile can be considered the most prolific predator of humans among wild animals.
G9G4 TIL in a typical Major League Baseball season a total of approximately 160,000 baseballs are used.
pNJp TIL a physics professor proved mathematically that vampires could not exist since if they fed once a month and each victim became a vampire, within two and a half years the entire population of the earth would be one.