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TIL Cough drops used to be made with morphine and heroin.

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Oax4 TIL 112 people died building the Hoover Dam. The first guy to die drowned while looking for the best place to build the dam. The last guy to die was his son, who died during construction exactly 13 years later to the day.
nvkd TIL that cop-killer Philip Workman declined a last meal, instead requesting that a large vegetarian pizza be given to a homeless person in Nashville. His request was denied, but in response, people all over the state donated pizzas to homeless shelters.
Medm8 TIL that Meatloaf's video for I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) was directed by Michael Bay
ANo1o TIL that the youngest person ever executed was 9-year old John Dean in 1629, who was accused of setting fire to two barns/houses in the nearby town of Windsor and was subsequently indicted, arraigned, and convicted on the same day, and was "hanged accordingly".
R7pD7 TIL: There are approximately 600 million dogs in the world. It is estimated that nearly 400M of those dogs are strays. The United States has the highest pet dog population in the world. Approximately 75.8 million