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TIL heroin got its name by being "the hero's drug". It was used in the US Civil War as a painkiller for soldiers needing amputation by hacksaw.

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oKR8 TIL shortly before each terrorist who was involved in the 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli athletes was assassinated by Mossad, his family would receive flowers and a condolence card that read, “A reminder we do not forget or forgive.”
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a8OWy TIL that a bowler once bowled a 299.5 game. One pin broke in two in the final frame, and one half stayed standing.
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