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TIL Canada has a free 24-hour phone number for any medical questions that anyone can call if they’re not sure they should see a doctor

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16GWW TIL the 1890s Art Nouveau style inspired the psychedelic look of the 1960s
lB71 TIL that 2001 A Space Odyssey had such a impact on astronauts that when the Apollo 8 crew were the first men to lay eyes on the far side of the moon they were tempted to radio back and say they saw a large black monolith
LkJMp TIL about the Controlled Impact Demonstration, where NASA and the FAA intentionally crashed a remote controlled Boeing 720 to gain data on a fuel additive that was believed to help suppress an airline fire in the event of a crash. The test ruled that this additive was ineffective.
XE8pQ TIL that after a world-famous career as a child star, Shirley Temple became a renowned diplomat for the administrations of President Gerald Ford and the President George H. W. Bush
ANlGB TIL The French drain was popularized by the American Assistant Treasury Secretary Henry Flagg French and was originally made from roofing tiles.