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TIL That Tylenol, Acetaminophen, and Paracetamol are the same drug AND are just various abbreviations of the drug’s full name para-acetylaminophenol (para-aceTYLaminophENOL, para-ACETylAMINOPHENol, and PARA-aCETylAMinophenOL).

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