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TIL of Emmett Till, a black teenager who was murdered after allegedly whistling at a white woman. He was so badly disfigured that the only way he could be identified was through his ring. Years later, the woman in question admitted that she fabricated parts of her story.

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yVjLv TIL three legal drugs in Canada, ephedrine, aspirin, and caffeine, can be taken together to act as an appetite suppressant and thermogenic agent. While this drug combination has been shown to be effective for short-term weight loss, most of its efficacy can be attributed to decreased appetite.
jXQQ TIL Over 15% of American soldiers in the Vietnam War were addicted to heroin, yet over 95% quit completely upon returning to the US
BQeW TIL In the 1950’s Australia dosed the feral Rabbit population with a virus. It was responsible for the deaths of 500 million rabbits in 2 years. That’s 684,931 rabbits per day.
4N0o TIL Tutankhamun’s parents were brother and sister, which led to the young Pharaoh having Koehler’s disease and a club foot, according to new research. This helps to explain the discovery of more than 130 walking sticks in Tutankhamun’s tomb.
XEYbQ TIL that in 2004, a two-part short series aired titled The Adventures of Seinfeld and Superman, involving a fully animated Superman, voiced by Patrick Warburton, and Jerry Seinfeld in various mundane situations.