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TIL One way around alcohol prohibition in the USA was to have your doctor prescribe it for you; Winston Churchill had a script

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vPmKK TIL that unlike motherhood, fatherhood is not mentioned in Universal Declaration of Human rights.
0GMN TIL that Frank Zappa’s Grammy-winning album “Jazz From Hell” received a parental advisory sticker even though it is a collection of instrumental pieces and contains no lyrics at all
l75v7 TIL naked mole rats have a 10x longer lifespan (~30 years) than domestic rats, and carry various cancer-resistant genetic properties.
YpMP TIL Andrew Jackson being on the US $20 is ironic, because he warned the public against using paper money
loLyA TIL that because the USA is unlikely to extend its copyright term again, Disney has been extensively using the "Steamboat Willie" Mickey Mouse in its marketing to keep the character indefinitely protected under trademark law instead