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

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v1WOD TIL Former Vice President Alben W. Barkley suddenly collapsed and died from a massive heart attack during his keynote speech at the Washington and Lee University Mock Convention upon uttering: "I would rather be a servant in the House of the Lord than sit in the seats of the mighty." April 30, 1956.
x60Yk TIL that Nazi Germany had 150,000 military of Jewish background, including Generals, Field Marshalls and Admirals.
Q0Ne TIL that before Billboard took control of the Canadian singles chart in 2007, the #1 song was Nine Inch Nails’ “Survivalism” - the fifth rock-oriented #1 that year. The first #1 on the revamped Canadian Hot 100 was “Umbrella” by Rihanna. Not a single rock song has hit #1 since.
EgY8x TIL of "The Paradox of Choice." Research indicates that when we are given too many options to choose from, we tend to end up less satisfied than if we had fewer options to choose from. Increased choice leads to higher expectations, followed by regret and self-blame.
9YApG TIL Bhutan is the only carbon negative country in the world. In March 2016, the Bhutanese people celebrated the birth of their prince by planting 108,000 trees.