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TIL that when testing a topical patch version of a blood pressure medication, it was found that people grew hair under the patch. The drug was then rebranded as Rogaine. The mechanism by which it promotes hair growth is still not fully understood.

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loe9B TIL that over 1,300 schools in the US were closed in 2009 in response to the H1N1 Swine Flu outbreak
VeBZ TIL a man with cerebral palsy was forced to crawl off of his flight when United Airlines staff failed to provide him with the proper assistance.
9bo6 TIL that the “Pinky Promise” originally indicated that the person who breaks the promise, must cut off their pinky finger
9vWQ TIL Duke University scientists find women need more sleep than men
x6ln5 TIL when a brig hit an iceberg in 1849 (Hannah), Captain Shaw and his first and second officers took the only lifeboat. They abandoned the 200 passengers and eventually won in court.