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TIL that an outbreak of cyanide poisoning in Tylenol in 1982 is what brought about safety seals on over-the-counter pill bottles.

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oaER TIL that Coors Beer was not available east of the Mississippi until the 1980s. Its rarity made the beer coveted elsewhere; travelers often took cases when leaving the western US. The film ‘Smokey and the Bandit’, about smuggling Coors, added to the beer’s mystique.
rDJ4 TIL of the ‘Banana Massacre’ of 1928 where up to 3000 striking workers were murdered for United Fruit Company (Chiquita).
Qgre TIL that most Chinese people have never tasted cheese and consider it barbaric
MedpA TIL Taras Shevchenko was born a serf in 1814 occupied Ukraine, became an orphan at 12, bought his freedom with a help of a famous painter who recognized Shevchenko's talent, and rose to become the most famous Ukrainian poet and painter with unmatched cultural significance for the Ukrainian nation.
5kA9 TIL Tom Marvolo Riddle’s name had to be translated into 68 languages, while still being an anagram for “I am Lord Voldemort”, or something of equal meaning.