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TIL Viagra was co-invented by a guy named Wood.

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16BE7 TIL there is a kingdom within the Republic of Indonesia.
LQgKV TIL that chickens in the US are sent through a chlorine bath during processing and that The EU has banned import of this chicken.
x5yk TIL that the first chemical weapons were the bodies of black plague victims catapulted in cities by the Mongols in 1347.
edKL TIL The space shuttle Challenger explosion did not immediately kill the crew. The undamaged crew compartment broke free and continued to gain altitude to a peak of 65,000 feet before beginning a 2 minute 45 second free-fall into the Atlantic ocean.
p1eN TIL that due to the Revenue Service Act of 1790, The US Coast Guard can board your boat any time they want, and look anywhere they want, without probable cause or a warrant.