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TIL in the 1930s, people were convinced to use their savings to raise and sell frogs. Problem was, no-one wanted to buy frogs.

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oBn9K TIL that Alice Cooper was originally the band’s name and that Cooper now pays an annual license to his former band mates to use the name Alice Cooper
e077g TIL Cough drops used to be made with morphine and heroin.
QK1d TIL: Aitzaz Hasan, 15 yr old boy, died when he bravely confronted a suicide bomber walking towards his school which resulted in early detonation of the bomb. His action saved the lives of hundreds of students.
xnB0 TIL a German woman named Thea Alba became famous in the 1920s because she’s could write 10 different things with all 10 fingers at the same time. She could also write using both hands, both feet, and her mouth simultaneously spelling in different languages.
AMG4 TIL there is an entire market behind the scenes of buying and selling the blood that selfless people donate. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry.