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TIL modern day Lithuania was once known as Memelland

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dwO8 TIL Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine could not be patented - on TV Salk claimed that he made the decision on moral grounds, but did not mention that his lawyers looked into patenting his polio vaccine, but determined it “could not be patented because of prior art”
R7mx4 TIL That movie ratings are decided by a board of up to 10 parents who are all anonymous and all live in Los Angeles.
0W85 TIL the Polish 303 Squadron claimed the highest number of kills (126) of all fighter squadrons engaged in the Battle of Britain. Constituting 5% of the pilots active during the Battle of Britain, they were responsible for 12% of total victories
ZEDD TIL Alex the Parrot is the only non-human animal to have ever asked an existential question. It also had a vocabulary of 100+ words.
ANkYl TIL that Tums are chalky because they’re literally made of chalk