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TIL Iraq used to have one of the worlds largest marshes until Saddam drained them into a desert

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NY4e TIL: In 1927, Perkins developed a method of removing the liquid from Fruit Smack so the remaining powder could be re-packaged in envelopes under a new name to be called Kool-Ade.
VMyWQ TIL the creator of the Rainforest Cafe chain first tested out the concept in his house. He decorated it with 45 birds, 9 fish tanks, and many plants. He even set up fake thunderstorms. His neighbors thought he was crazy.
KXYB TIL Tom cruise threatened Tom Kruse, the inventor of the Hoveround over the usage of his name.
vdyR TIL members of the Ku Klux Klan have actually protested the Westboro Baptist Church for picketing at the funerals of veterans.
lkw7 TIL in 1998 Britain started requiring paracetamol (Tylenol) to be sold in 16 count blister packs instead of 100 count bottles. This reduced suicides from Tylenol overdoses by 43%