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TIL that the name ‘Aspirin’ was originally a trademark belonging to German pharmaceutical company 'Bayer’, but after Germany’s loss in WWI the company was forced to hand over the trademark as a part of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.

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7gmL TIL of “The Colts” the family at the center of the worst cases of child abuse in Australia. A commune of 40 people whose genes were traced back to a married brother and sister.
WbQL TIL that in 1493 King James IV conducted an experiment by sending a mute woman and her two infants to an empty island to see what language the children would naturally speak in isolation from the rest of the world.
PMjn TIL there is less time between now and when Cleopatra reigned, then there was between Cleopatra and when most of the pyramids had been built…
RVl7 TIL that decorated Medal of Honor winner Audie Murphy helped bring attention to PTSD after his own post-war experiences.
QJoBL TIL 1 gram of Polonium-210 could kill 50,000,000 people, while giving another 50,000,000 severe radiation sickness.