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TIL scientists don't fully know how acetaminophen (aka Tylenol) actually works

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jaAp TIL the US Marshals arrested more than 100 criminals in a massive sting by mailing them all free (fake) tickets to a Redskins game
Y78BW TIL that 85% of all Microplastics are Synthetic Clothing fibers (from loads of laundry)
lodL1 TIL researches at Uni. of Oklahoma injected almost 300 MG of LSD into a male Indian elephant in 1967. Within 5 minutes he collapsed; slightly under two hours later he was dead.
WbL9 TIL: That hitting the ball around (and not over) the net in tennis is a completely legal move.
M7GYW TIL that in ancient Rome, it was common to collect the blood of fallen gladiators in the arena and consume it. It was believed that drinking the blood provided vital strength and served as an effective medicine for various ailments like epilepsy and infertility.