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TIL George III was the first British monarch to study the sciences as part of his education

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Z8gaD TIL During the Rosa Parks VS Outkast lawsuit a relative of Ms Parks told André the suit was actually speared by the caregivers and lawyers personal gain. The family eventually raced the same concern to the courts whom appointed an impartial team that settled the suit quickly right after.
gM0x8 TIL the mafia used to control the artichoke industry in NYC, ultimately leading to Mayor LaGuardia banning the vegetable in 1930
OGO87 TIL that antivenom is made by injecting large animals like horses or sheep with non-lethal doses of venom until the animal builds up a sufficient immune response to the venom. The animal’s blood is then collected and antibodies to the venom are extracted and isolated to create purified antivenom.
M77EA TIL a failed marketing gimmick by Marlboro killed and injured multiple people in Poland. Sales reps. would distribute free cigarettes and light them with easy-lit matchsticks. The matchsticks were lit by pretty much anything they touched and caused a deadly car fire on one occasion.
wo7V6 TIL that the top of Heart Mountain, in NW Wyoming, is ~300 million years older than its base.