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TIL a Filipino doctor discovered erythromycin but was never credited or compensated

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gMKwD TIL Gandalf store his smoking pipe in his staff!
LkoMV TIL Occupy Wall Street was Infiltrated by the US Gov't and Dismantled from Within
kOwo4 TIL In 1971, the crew of Apollo 15 carried about 400 unauthorized postal covers to the Moon in order to be sold. Because the astronauts were paid $7000 each even though they returned the money, they were accused of profiting from their mission and never allowed to fly in space again.
XDWX TIL In 2009, a retired policeman called Geraint Woolford was admitted to Abergale Hospital in north Wales and ended up next to another retired policeman called Geraint Woolford. The men weren’t related, had never met and were the only two people in the UK called Geraint Woolford.
yQyma TIL interstate 70 in Colorado has a mile marker 419.99 since the 420 mile marker kept being stolen.