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TIL K-Y Jelly required a prescription in the US until 1980

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woMwo TIL in 1996, a cyclone with charactristics of a tropical storm formed over Lake Huron and lasted for about 5 days
E1r60 TIL The Portuguese military was born from the Templar Knights. King Dinis offered refuge when they were exterminated. Later, Queen Maria secularized them, and when the monarchy was abolished the grand master became the first president. Today, the order is awarded to valiant soldiers.
WkPeo TIL when French was declared the official language of Quebec, the beloved Montreal deli, Schwartz's, was specifically allowed to retain the apostrophe in its name despite no such grammar mark being used in French to show possession. The deli, founded in 1928, is now partly owned by Celine Dion.
BrJgL TIL Nala, a beluga calf born to much fanfare one summer at the Vancouver Aquarium died a year later of a "bizarre" condition. Staff discovered that Nala had an abnormal pocket beneath her larynx, or voice box, which contained two stones and a penny
X0kAP TIL that 38 CFR 3.12(d)(5) (which states what kind of sexual activities you can get dishonorably charged form the military for) only specifies homosexual relations, not hetero or otherwise.