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TIL Heroin derives its name from “heroic”, as it was originally marketed as a non-addictive wonder cure to morphine addiction

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MejR0 TIL that Lady Margaret Beaufort, who was married to Edmund Tudor at age 12, gave birth to the future Henry VII at just age 13. A political pawn during the Wars of the Roses, her first marriage took place when she was no older than 3.
NX6ME TIL Canada became the first country in the world to ban the sale, advertising and import of baby walkers in 2004.
7r0Lr TIL In 1871, Judge R.B. Orb introduced avocados to California, which now accounts for 90% of avocado production.
xVJPb TIL about Archie "The Greek" Karas, a gambler who turned $50 into $40M and lost it all in a year
PpKO TIL The hottest curry on earth is a British curry made in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Known as ‘The Widower’ it is so hot it can make you hallucinate.