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TIL that there was a real, radium based, alcoholic drink known as the “Atomic Cocktail” that was served in missile shaped bottles. They had adverse effects after prolonged exposure, but could cure minor fevers, headaches, and depression.

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gMxly TIL that the story of Balto is not only a true story but also that Balto’s recognition is considered controversial as another sled dog Togo actually ran the longest leg of the journey 261miles in order to save the small village of Nome, Alaska from an outbreak of Diptheria in 1925.
v1vBK TIL The infinite monkey theorem was tried by putting a computer in a monkey cage. "Not only did the monkeys produce nothing but five total pages largely consisting of the letter S, the lead male began by bashing the keyboard with a stone, and the monkeys continued by urinating and defecating on it."
x61Eb TIL that the Wright Brothers' 1903 Flyer was so unstable, it was virtually uncontrollable by anybody besides the brothers, who had trained on their 1902 glider.
8L8V TIL Despite Napoleon divorcing her so he could have an heir, his first wife Josephine is the ancestor of 5 of the current royal houses of Europe. Napoleon is the ancestor of none.
6E4dY TIL The Romans built a lighthouse in Spain in the 1st century AD called "The Tower of Hercules." It is still intact and in use today, almost 2,000 years later.