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TIL Protective seals for medications were implemented after a series of cyanide poisonings in Chicago that resulted from tampered Tylenol in 1982.

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KOYJQ An extraordinary collection of images from Burns Archive shows the extent to which gas masks were promoted as an essential part of everyday life in the early 20th century. It had been 20 years since the end of World War I, when chlorine gas—and, later, mustard gas—had first been used. The estimates of total casualties from this form of chemical warfare are staggering: 88,000 dead and 1,200,000 injured. With war once again on the horizon, Britain and continental Europe began taking early precautions. In 1938, the British government issued 35 million “General Civilian Respirators”. Everyone from ballerinas to surgeons were encouraged to wear the masks.
0dQbM TIL that some food scraps, including banana peels, orange peels, and pistachio shells, can take months to years to decompose outdoors, depending on the environment.
yQdGp TIL in 1987, Steve Rothstein purchased an AAirpass ticket for $233,509. During the 10 years Rothstein owned the pass, he flew more than 10 million miles, earned over 40 million frequent flier miles (all of which he gave away) and made more than 500 trips to England, costing the company $21 million.
E1ag0 TIL that the Super Soaker was invented in 1990 by NASA engineer, and Air Force Veteran Lonnie George Johnson who describes himself as a "part of a small group of African-American inventors whose work accounts for 6 percent of all U.S. patent applications."
6pQQ TIL: One of the very few surviving ships from the 1944 D-Day invasion is still in service as a car ferry in Connecticut