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TIL Queen Victoria was prescribed cannabis for her menstrual cramps

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KYDQR TIL astronaut John Young risked the U.S space mission Gemini 3 by smuggling a beef sandwich into space which was breaking up and creating crumbs and that could have caused damage to the spacecraft or the equipment.
R7eY8 TIL the term “the big apple” originally referred to horse racing. The city got its most famous nickname from a local newspaper’s horse racing column in the 1920s. Prior to the city’s adoption of the nickname, the phrase “Big Apple” was used to describe a big money prize at important horse races.
69B4l TIL due to over fishing taking out their competitors and and predators, squid populations are growing at an alarming rate
dDerB TIL “Admiral” Dewey Phillips Traveled down the Mississippi River on a mattress
5Vnar TIL that 'Penny dreadful', which started in Britain in the 1830's, were the first 'Pop Culture' product. The serial stories, mass produced for new, young readers, sold up to a million copies per week. Each chapter had 8-16 pages and cost a penny. Sensational topics included crime, the supernatural.