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TIL Tylenol PM is the exact same as Tylenol +Benedryl.

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Vr1k TIL that the first same-sex marriage licenses were issued in Boulder Colorado by county clerk Clela Rorex. When a man tried to marry his 8 year old horse in protest, she rejected the application because the horse did not have parental consent.
jNWBM TIL that the Great Sphinx of Giza was carved from a single mass of limestone exposed when workers dug a horseshoe-shaped quarry in the Giza plateau.
v1y9j TIL a Chinese art collector paid for a $170m painting with his American Express credit card. He said he'll use the points to allow his family to travel for life.
wLZxJ TIL of the Harlem Hellfighters an all black unit who fought in WWI. And of Henry Johnson who single handedly fought off a German trench raid. This bunch of jazz loving heroes were also credited with bringing Jazz to Europe. Tonight's post run beer is dedicated to these great heroes.
b6jZj TIL that Guglielmo Marconi, inventor and wireless radio pioneer, was a longtime member of Italy's fascist party, and, as president of the Royal Academy of Italy, did not allow any Jewish students to be admitted during his entire tenure.