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TIL In 1982, after 7 people died after taking cyanide-laced Tylenol, CEO James E. Burke ordered a universal recall, costing $100 million. The incident was found to have been carried out after being manufactured.

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Eg0Px TIL that the 1971 Doors song "Riders on the Storm" partially references an American hitchhiking killer, Billy "Cockeyed" Cook in its lyrics. In 1950-51, Cook murdered six people, including a family of five, on a 22-day rampage between Missouri and California.
vPRAL TIL foot massages can lead to uterine contractions and cervical ripening in pregnant women, and can lead to preterm labor
yV8Dw TIL: the world’s largest snowflake was recorded in Montana in 1887? It measured 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick
eMAn TIL One of the last procedures before a space shuttle launch is to remove the inflatable owls from the aircraft.
BrbdW TIL: Delaware is the only original U.S. colony to never lead any branch of government in the history of the U.S. - No President, No Supreme Court Justice, No Speaker of the House, and No Senate Majority or Minority Leader has ever served from the state.