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TIL Poor women who drank tea were viewed as irresponsible as whisky drinkers in early 19th-century Ireland

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wL591 TIL Bill Lawrence, creator of scrubs, created the character Kevin Casey specifically for Michael J. Fox to cover up his Parkinson’s disease. Casey’s OCD diagnosis ensured Fox’s Parkinsonian side effects would not affect his performance. Fox gained plaudits for his accurate depiction of OCD.
xVmlB TIL Indian-Americans are the most educated ethnic/racial group in the United States. According to the Pew Research Center, 40% of Indian-Americans have graduate degrees (compared to 11% of the overall American population)
4O1N TIL that Elijah Wood created his Lord of the Rings Frodo audition tape in his backyard with a homemade Hobbit costume
nWAo TIL In 1933, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 6102, which outlawed the private ownership of gold coins, gold bullion, and gold certificates by American citizens, forcing them to sell these to the Federal Reserve.
6OYQ TIL there is a free-market surgery center in Oklahoma that lets you know what the price is for a procedure ahead of time.