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TIL There was an actual US district court case called "United States v. 11 1/4 Dozen Packages of Articles Labeled in Part Mrs. Moffat's Shoo-Fly Powders for Drunkenness."

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nedLY TIL Of A PREHISTORIC SPERM WHALE, The creature had a far more powerful bite with a nightmarish set of teeth, Twelve to 13 million years ago, it likely dined on smaller whales. It WAS DUBBED LIVYATAN MELVILLEI, giving Moby-Dick’s creator a posthumous shout-out.
gMWMW TIL that Ramin Djawadi, the composer of the GoT theme music, was shown the title sequence and was so inspired that he composed the music within 3 days
rNBO0 TIL Human Composting after death is legal in 5 US states
JoaQ TIL I learned that Grand Theft Auto 5 is used to train the artificial intelligence in self driving cars due to its photorealistic graphics and its ability to produce a wide variety of realistic driving situations
95oX TIL William of Orange was the first head of state assassinated with a firearm.