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TIL while aspirin is a generic item in the United States, in Canada it is made exclusively by Bayer and is known as Aspirin.

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9Dk6 TIL the optimal temperature for productivity is 71 degrees F.
bZnj TIL Indian citizens buy so much gold that the Indian government owns only 360 metric tons, while private gold holdings are estimated to be 15,000 metric tons and gold purchases have widened the country’s current account deficit to 5.4% of GDP
Z849G TIL that meme of DMX crying is from an interview done with VH1, where he admits that his mother never told him that she loved him. " You know what I think a lot of people lose sight of the fact that no matter how strong you are as a man no matter how tough you are we all need to be somebody's baby."
awAgL TIL of the "Jesus nut", a helicopter part so important, that if it were to fail in flight, to only thing left for the crew to do would be to pray to Jesus.
nWrbG TIL cleaning paintings to conserve or restore them frequently destroys the original artwork - including works by Michaelangelo and Da Vinci