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TIL that foil seals on over-the-counter medicine only became an industry standard after the Tylenol murders of 1982

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rR8de TIL that there are 20 million tons of gold in the sea.
KYZk6 TIL 17-20 people on the waiting list for an organ transplant die every day in the United States and only slightly more than half of the 100,000+ people on the list are expected to receive an organ within five years.
4Xxo5 TIL that in the Falklands, an abandoned minefield has accidentally become a penguin sanctuary. The mines were set in the Falklands conflict and have remained there since, keeping humans away. The local Magellanic penguins are too small to set them off and have thrived in the area.
M7XdK TIL Max Headroom got his name from an overhead roadway warning sign. “Max Headroom”1984-1988
neoob TIL: In the UK if you have an STD when you get married the marriage is legally "voidable" and can be annulled