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TIL the first chemotherapy drug was derived from mustard gas

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R7Ll8 TIL Self-driving cars can cruise to avoid paying to park. When you factor in electricity, depreciation, wear and tear and maintenance, cruising costs around 50 cents an hour. This is still cheaper than parking, even in many smaller towns.
78EPb TIL that every president, former or incumbent since Andrew Johnson, has been alive at the same time as Herbert Hoover. Hoover (1874-1964) started this streak with Johnson (1808-1875), and will continue this streak into the next presidency regardless of who wins.
Z85Mv TIL IU on vitamin packages stands for International Unit for measuring amount of substance and ironically this unit is not part of International System of Units
nK1r TIL that a family who had orphaned kids living with them got on Extreme Makeover Home Edition, then kicked the kids out of the house
xV5ek TIL heavy metal is used in torture interrogations because "These people haven't heard heavy metal. They can't take it. If you play it for 24 hours, your brain and body functions start to slide, your train of thought slows down and your will is broken. That's when we come in and talk to them."