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TIL that Tylenol can alleviate mental pain, such as pain from rejection, in addition to alleviating aches and pains that are physical.

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Ryn9 TIL that during prohibition, grape farmers would make semi-solid grape concentrates called wine bricks, which were then sold with the warning “After dissolving the brick in a gallon of water, do not place the liquid in a jug away in the cupboard for twenty days, because then it would turn into wine”
neZjW TIL that after being banned from advertising in Formula 1, tobacco companies have found a loophole allowing them to sidestep bans by establishing social responsibility groups with insanely vague mission statements and no purpose. They remain major sponsors of teams in 2020.
b61P4 TIL in 2006, Steve Wynn sold Picasso's painting La Reve for a $139 million, but before he sent it away, he invited friends over for a last look. While chatting in front of the portrait, he accidentally hit the painting with his elbow, leaving a silver dollar-sized hole and scuttling the deal.
VyG TIL Dan Aykroyd witnessed MIBs in an SUV while shooting a UFO special WHILE talking to Britney Spears on the phone. UFO special was then cancelled 2 hours later. (at 3:00)
kJ5pg TIL of Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis (OOKP), also known as Tooth-in-Eye surgery, was first developed in the 1960s. This procedure involves implanting a tooth into a blind person’s eye to help restore their sight and continues to be performed today.