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TIL advice given to avoid alcohol while taking antibiotics was for moral reasons, not pharmacological.

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neJ4d TIL about the Dionne quintuplets. They lived in a specially built hospital nicknamed "Quintland" in the mid 1930's in Ontario. They were the biggest tourist attraction at the time, bringing in more than $50 million in revenue and were also used in film and to promote Quaker Oats.
NlDM TIL There is a movie entitled “100 Years: The Movie You Will Never See” set for release on November 8, 2115. The content of the film is currently a secret due to be revealed only when it is released about 100 years from now.
5VKyk Today I learned about "Detonography" the art of using explosives to make sculpture.
Vb18 TIL Stephen Hawking’s son once added swear words to his dad’s voice synthesizer as a prank
QJ7W6 TIL of the Hot Springs Gunfight, an 'old west' gunfight between the city police and the county sheriff. They were fighting over who got to be bribed/employed by the local illegal gambling ring.