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

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kO4Dg TIL There are 33 Shakespeare gardens in the world that only cultivate plants which were mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare
QNJvk TIL that the US military developed nuclear warheads meant to destroy other incoming nuclear warheads. The small 150 lbs warhead would send a neutron flux that would disable any other incoming warhead. Essentially, they would nuke their airspace to prevent another explosion a thousand times larger.
neYAP TIL in ancient times some inuit people did not have access to enough wood for their sleds and often used frozen fish wrapped in skins in place of runners. They used blocks of ice to reduce drag.
J1oX8 TIL for decades, black US train workers were all called "George" by racist passengers. Many black workers were formerly enslaved, when they were calles by slaveholders' names. Later, racists called them by their white CEO's name, George Pullman. An early Black workers union led it to its banning.
YpW7P TIL the rap group Run the Jewels released a remix of their 2nd album entitled "Meow the Jewels" which was essentially Run the Jewels 2 but with all the instruments replaced by cat sounds