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TIL paracetamol, ibuprofen and many drugs are manufactured from petrochemical compounds

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K4g6 TIL when Seal Team Six was founded, there were only two other Seal teams. Richard Marcinko purportedly named the unit SEAL Team Six in order to confuse other nations, specifically the Soviet Union, into believing that the United States had at least three other SEAL teams that they were unaware of.
nLkY TIL that Norway has something called ‘folkehøyskole’ aka 'people’s college’ where you pay $70,000 a year to live on the school’s property, go to classes of your choice of no academic value, have no exams and take trips to different locations through the year.It’s basically a year-long summercamp.
l7aE5 TIL about the Deseret Alphabet, a 19th-century phonetic writing system created by Mormon leaders to simplify English. Parts of the Book of Mormon were translated into it, but the alphabet faded into obscurity.
0wMD1 TIL that Montana is the only US state constitutionally mandated to teach and preserve Native American history and culture.
A90l TIL Engagement rings evolved as a form of “virginity insurance” in the event that the groom left a bride-to-be “damaged” and unmarried.