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TIL Drew Carey had eye surgery in 2001 and no longer requires glasses but continues to wear them as part of his celebrity persona.

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p8gjp TIL that in the 1800s, chemists working with willow bark extracts discovered that salicylic acid is responsible for the analgesic (pain-reducing) and antipryretic (fever-reducing) effects. In 1893, a German chemist converted salicylic acid to its less acidic ester, know as Asprin.
9w5wD TIL bookworms are a real problem and can cause significant damage to your books
oRyN7 TIL paleobiologist Peter Vrsansky once discovered, in one single spot in Ecuador, "more than 150 cockroach species – more than those currently living in all of Europe"
a8BWM TIL that "Billing" (billing and cooing) refers to courting birds touching their bills together or holding each others bills to strengthen bonds.
kykd TIL the Gameboy had a sonar add-on for fishermen, that could locate fish up to 65 feet deep. It also included a fishing mini-game