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TIL that holes in Swiss cheese are actually called ‘eyes’. Swiss cheese without eyes is known as 'blind’.

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DG0p TIL an FDA official saved the US from a generation of children with birth defects such as flipper-like arms and feet by repeatedly blocking the authorization of a drug, already approved in Europe, known as Thalidomide.
OGQyL TIL "Weird Al" Yankovic got his LASIK surgery (to fix his vision so wouldn't need glasses anymore) done on live television. It was captured by KTLA 5 (in the Los Angeles area) in 1998.
W8ZX TIL the President of the United States serves as the honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America during his term in office.
AD6D4 TIL about the American Colonization Society, which was an early advocate of the idea of resettling American-born blacks in Africa; Notable members of the American Colonization Society included Thomas Buchanan, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Abraham Lincoln, James Madison.
5MQr TIL that the Queen of England sends out personalized congratulatory cards to fellow countrymen who reach their 100th and 105th birthdays, and every year thereafter. The same is done for couples celebrating their 60th, 65th, and 70th wedding anniversaries, and every year thereafter.