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TIL in 1947 a woman with hives went to Johns Hopkins to cure her hives. She received an experimental drug Compund 1694 and not only her hives cleared up she reported that her trolly rides were free from nausea. Doctors immediately test the drug for motion sickness and Compund 1694 became Dramamine.

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R7mmw TIL The 3 Stooges shot a pilot called Jerks of All Trades in 1949 intended as a weekly sitcom where the Stooges would try a different job/business every week. Columbia Pictures claiming the TV series would compete with their two-reels threatened to cancel their contract so the show was abandoned.
yVPxa TIL the oldest wooden church in the world is Greensted Church. Located in Essex England, it is also Englands oldest wooden building. The structure has stood for 1200 years, although of course work has been carried out multiple times over the centuries leaving little of its original construction.
yVaJl TIL in the "Jessie's Song" episode of Saved By The Bell, Jessie was originally supposed to be addicted to speed instead of caffeine pills but NBC vetoed it, saying it was too serious for Saturday mornings. During her “I’m so … scared!” scene, many kids in the live audience were reportedly tearing up
P14bw TIL that a Coca-Cola secretary offered to sell Coca-Cola trade secrets to Pepsi. Pepsi responded by notifying Coca-Cola, and the secretary was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
gZEW TIL that if you use iTunes, you have already agreed to not use Apple products to create nuclear weapons