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TIL heroin was originally marketed as a nonaddictive alternative to morphine

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E1Rro TIL about numeronyms, words where a number is used to form an abbreviation. One of its uses is to replace the letters between the first and last letter in a word with the number of letters omitted. Thus, “internationalization” becomes “i18n”!
epZWD TIL that Pantone’s infamous “ugliest color” was renamed from olive green in Australia after offense from actual olive growers
W7rxY TIL Indo-Mediterranean trade relations have existed since at least ~2000 BCE based on the presence of turmeric, banana, sesame, monkeys & peacocks all originating from India. According to some scholars, the connection between Israel and India was recorded during the reign of King Solomon.
v1ZnD TIL about DNP,a chemical that causes rapid weight loss in humans.It was prescribed to 100,000 people in the 1930s in the US and then discontinued after 2 people used 10x the recommended dose and died.It's being studied as potential treatment for obesity,Alzheimer's,Parkinson's diseases and epilespy.
MenNm TIL the most productive country in the world is Luxembourg, where they have an average work week of 29 hours (4 days/week).