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TIL a medieval English recipe was found to cure MRSA, an infection characterized by a resistance to antibiotics. It consists of wine, garlic, leek, and oxgall standing in a brass vessel for nine days. Each step "was crucial for its efficacy".

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4XjJa TIL that the March of Dimes charity was founded in 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to help fight polio, and became such a success that the dime itself was redesigned in 1946 to honor him.
Y7JDZ TIL in 1969 the Department of the Army released TM 31-210, which describes in detail the manufacturer of munitions from seemingly innocuous locally available materials.
K1eQ TIL Nestle pays only $2.25 to bottle and sell a million liters of water
166ld TIL about the Baghdad Batteries. In 1938 twelve jars with copper cylinders and iron rods were found in Iraq. The jars when combined with grape juice produce approximately 1 volt of electricity. It is hypothesized these were the first batteries ever created, over two thousand years ago.
9mlX TIL that Reindeer are the only mammals that can see ultraviolet light.