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TIL the American government poisoned alcohol during its prohibition causing a number of deaths

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4vZb TIL that 1 in 10 chess games ended in a draw in 1850. Today, 1 in 3 chess games end in a draw.
WXvN TIL “Towser,” a long-haired tortoiseshell female cat, is credited with killing an estimated 28,899 mice in 24 years of work as the resident pest control expert at Glenturret whiskey distillery in Scotland. Guinness Book of Records recognizes her tally as the world record.
rDb1 TIL Romans used urine to clean their clothes.
5Vm9r TIL 'First, do no harm' is not part of the Hippocratic Oath
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