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TIL fairies in traditional folklore are considered malevolent creatures to be avoided and warded off, rather than the benevolent creatures modern culture suggests.

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xLQB TIL that a man in Alabama was convicted of “being drunk on a public highway” after police officers arrested him, drunk, at his home and took him onto the highway (conviction was later overturned)
P14Zg TIL that Heather Bresch, CEO of Mylan that increased the price of EpiPens by 461 percent, from about $100 for a package of two pens to about $600. Also the daughter of Sen. Joe Manchin.
4on6 TIL Sean Connery Wore a Toupee In All The James Bond Movies (Excluding Doctor No). He Began Losing His Hair At 21.
8njb TIL Otzi the Iceman lived 5,000 years ago. His two last meals were deer and chamois, he was likely a copper smelter, was 45 when he was killed by an arrow wound, had 61 tattoos, and probably grew up in the still existent village of Feldthurns.
LZPd TIL immediately after Pearl Harbor the US treasury issued specialized ‘over print’ bank notes for the Hawaiian market. In the case of an invasion all the seized cash would be rendered worthless.