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TIL the Spanish word for handcuffs is esposas ( wives)

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RZQj TIL that the reason many windows are blocked or bricked-up on older buildings in England is because there used to be a tax on windows.
wNMW TIL that Purdue Pharma made Oxycontin a blockbuster drug by marketing it as resistant to abuse and safe to widely prescribe. After paying hundreds of millions in fines for false marketing, the family that owns 100% of the company is now worth at least $14 billion
x60D0 TIL the song "Last Train to Clarksville" by The Monkees is about a young man being drafted and sent off to Vietnam, pleading with his girlfriend to have one last night with him before he's shipped out.
0wKLA TIL about avant-garde composer John Cage whose most famous work is 4'33". For four minutes and 33 seconds, the musicians do nothing, allowing the audience to hear the environmentals of the performance hall.
v16xL TIL that, on August 31, 2001, a standoff ensued between two marijuana enthusiast campground owners and the FBI, leading to the two being shot dead on September 3rd. News of the events would soon be eclipsed by 9/11.