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TIL US taxpayers funded the development of every drug approved in the decade 2010-2019.

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4dWo TIL Queen Elizabeth does not hold a passport. Since all British passports are issued in the queen’s name, she herself doesn’t need one. She just has to say that she is the queen.
9p97 TIL according the the Flag Code, the American Flag should never be used for advertisement purposes in any manner whatsoever.
XEoB6 TIL John Hathorne was the only judge in the Salem Witch Trials never to apologize for his actions. His great-great grandson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, added a W to his last name to distance himself from him.
BgZoL TIL the most honored rank of English chivalry is the Order of Garter. The unique item is worn on the left leg below the knee. Embroidered on the blue velvet is the motto Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense (Shame on Him Who Thinks Evil of It).
l760A TIL the obese man smoking a cigarette on the cover of Fatboy Slim's You've Come a Long Way Baby has yet to be identified.