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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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yQ8Bv TIL of Hanlon's Razor, which is to not attribute to malice that which is more easily explained by stupidity. It helps us avoid paranoia and ideology by not generally assuming that bad results are the fault of a bad actor. The explanation most likely to be right is the one with the least intent.
Qd1E TIL There is an entire book dedicated to the gifts crows have given people who care for them.
VMk9G TIL fishing nets account for 46 percent of the trash in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, with the majority of the rest composed of other fishing industry gear, including ropes, oyster spacers, eel traps, crates, and baskets.
rR6Lx TIL that ninjas avoided garlic or any pungent food to prevent their body odour from being detected by the enemy when hiding.
4kgeb TIL that Portland cement's name is derived from its similarity to Portland stone, a type of building stone quarried on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England