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TIL Vicodin is so named because it is 6x (VI) stronger than codeine.

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BryYL TIL of Ronald McIntosh. In 1986, McIntosh escaped from prison, stole a helicopter and landed it at another prison’s exercise yard to pick up convicted bank robber Samantha Lopez. The pair were arrested by the FBI 10 days later and McIntosh received 25 years for air piracy and escape.
ZNpp TIL The White House had solar heating panels back in 1979
ANNad TIL Ripley's Reeboks in, "Aliens," are nicknamed, "Alien Stompers."
BgwvK TIL about exploding ants (Colobopsis explodens) who sacrifice themselves to save their colony
ADvwa TIL that, a year before the end of WW I, Germany lodged an official complaint with the United States over the issuing of Winchester M97 "Trench Broom" shotgun to its' troops. So much so that the German military issued a kill order towards any troops carrying either shotguns or shotgun ammunition.