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TIL that drinking Coca-Cola is prescribed as an effective treatment for certain types of bowel obstructions

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awmkZ TIL What one of TI's children's names. Ya'majesty... That is all.
AD87 TIL: Gas stations (and other merchants) can’t have a “minimum purchase amount” when you use a credit/debit card…regardless of what they try to tell you…
RZrj TIL that the United States can literally sue your possessions, and since they are not people, they can be declared guilty with no evidence or trial.
J1de8 TIL Nathaniel Alexander, an African American living in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1911, patented the folding chair. His design included a book rest that was usable for the person sitting in the seat behind and was ideal for church or choir use.