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TIL that heroin used to be a registered trademark of Bayer Pharmaceuticals before being genericized in the 1919 Treaty of Versailles

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norW TIL when it was discovered that individual letters of early Gutenberg Bibles were identical in appearance, a Bible salesman was accused of witchcraft — the red ink text was said to have been written in blood — and thrown in jail.
m1VkO TIL South Korea recorded the world's lowest fertility rate in 2021 with a new low at 0.81. In comparison, the average rate across the world's most advanced economies is 1.6 and countries need a fertility rate of 2.1 to keep their population the same size, without migration.
4kEKX TIL during the Cold War the US government stored opium and morphine at Fort Knox and the West Point Mint, to ensure the nation had adequate supplies in case of war or other supply disruptions. The stockpile was enough to meet the painkiller needs of the United States for one year.
M7QNb TIL that "Los Gatos," California ("The Cats") is named for the large numbers of mountain lions and bobcats in the area. There are still large numbers of lions in the area today.
6EJ98 TIL the Death Star was actually designed before we could see the massive crater on Mimas, one of Saturn's moons, meaning its resemblance is purely coincidental.