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TIL that the US and New Zealand are the only countries in the world where direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs is legal

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eKr6 TIL that the fastest (english) typist in the world could maintain 150 words per minute with a max speed of 212 wpm. She also failed her high school typing class.
4Xxao TIL 40s Hollywood talent agent Henry Wilson had a stable of young, attractive clients (including Rock Hudson) who he frequently coerced into sexual relationships in exchange for publicity and film roles. He died destitute, & was buried in an unmarked grave.
kO0v7 TIL According to NASA, "...a one- to two-degree drop [in the global temperature] was all it took to plunge the Earth into the Little Ice Age. A five-degree drop was enough to bury a large part of North America under a towering mass of ice 20,000 years ago."
DQvGD TIL David Koresh, leader of the Branch Davidians, was born Vernon Wayne Howell. He changed his name to "David Koresh" in 1990, reflecting his belief in the biblical lineage of King David. "Koresh" is the Hebrew name for Cyrus, the Persian king who freed Jews from Babylonian captivity.
9wbNX TIL of the General Strike of 1842 when English workers went on strike, demanding their government act in their interest.