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TIL that George Washington’s ancestral home in England still stands. Which still has the original coat of arms used on the a Medal of Honour and the Washington D.C flag.

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ANQkg TIL about Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, a medicine used in the early 1900s to quiet infants and teething children. Popular in the US and UK it took twenty years of doctors' complaints before it was withdrawn from the market for being a "baby killer." The main ingredient was morphine.
ep6m5 TIL Dolphins call each other by ‘name’ using a unique whistle to identify each other. They only respond to their own names, by sounding a distinct whistle back. Researchers believe dolphins are acting like humans: when they hear their name, they answer.
nWj4b TIL Negative effects of alcohol consumption by pregnant women on the child has been noted since Roman times. Also, alcohol was used to prevent preterm labour into the 1980s, sometimes being applied intravenously.
OowEg TIL slavery was banned in the colony of Georgia for the first 15 years because the state was intended to help former inmates of debtors' prison become solvent. The colony's trustees didn't have any moral objections to slavery, they just didn't want landowners to become wealthy.
LQOvQ TIL the band Yo La Tengo once reenacted the entire "The Chinese Restaurant" episode of "Seinfeld" live. This was part of their 2011 tour where the first half of every show was decided by a wheel of fortune spun by an audience member. Link includes a video of this moment.