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TIL the ingredients in Tylenol Cold and Tylenol Flu are exactly the same. The only difference between each product is the box.

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x0L7 TIL that the bascules (the road that opens) of Tower Bridge in London are typically only raised to an angle sufficient for a vessel to safely pass under the bridge. However, if the Monarch is on board, they are raised fully no matter the size of the vessel.
GYb7N TIL the last wild Jaguar in Texas was killed in 1948, 100 miles from the Mexican Border, and a 30 minute drive from Corpus Christi. A local newspaper noted that although Jaguars are native, one hadn't been seen nearby in awhile.
4LxN TIL that since 2000, the teen pregnancy rate in the US has declined in every racial group
ygVp TIL Ella Fitzgerald worked for the mafia, got sent to boarding school, ran away, and was living on the streets when she debuted at the Apollo Theater… all by the age of 17.
8aoBP TIL that while working in Naval Intelligence during WW2 Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, worked on a plan to steal an enigma machine by having British officers dress up as crashed Luftwaffe crew. The plan had the approval of Alan Turing and became the inspiration for Operation Mincemeat.