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TIL in the 1930s, penicillin was so precious that it was re-extracted from the urine of patients to conserve every last bit of it.

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kORd7 TIL If someone can’t talk, they can usually sing their words. This is because speech is a left-brain function but singing is a right-brain function.
NP41 TIL that Disney was so eager to persuade Robin Williams for the voice of the genie in Aladdin that before approaching him they animated and lip-synced the genie doing a performance from Robin’s album Reality… What a Concept. Williams was impressed and immediately accepted the role.
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LQbM9 TIL of Earp’s Vendetta Ride, a deadly search carried out by Wyatt Earp searching for the cowboys responsible for maiming his brother Virgil and killing his brother Morgan in the Arizona Territory. The search will end with 4 dead and an arrest warrant being issued for Wyatt.