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TIL that doctors in the past used to taste the patient's urine to diagnose various diseases. If the urine tasted "wonderfully sweet as if it were imbued with honey or sugar" it was a sure sign of diabetes.

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lPkN TIL that American adults have higher scientific literacy than European or Japanese adults despite the USA’s poor reputation in education
YGZP TIL all the presidents of the USA except Martin Van Buren are descended from King John of England.
eKVE TIL Buzz Aldrin’s (second person to walk the moon) mother’s maiden name is “Moon.”
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8e1JG TIL that the longest supported Windows version was Windows 1.0. It was released on November 20, 1985 and support ended 16 years later on December 31, 2001.