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TIL when Eddie Murphy was on SNL in the early 80s, other cast members often had to go downstairs after shows to catch a cab for him because no cab drivers would stop for a young black man late at night.

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GYPbQ TIL The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit finds Sanofi improperly listed insulin device patent in FDA’s Orange Book
aLZ0 TIL Marines taught Sergeant Reckless, a horse who held official rank in the United States military, battlefield survival skills such as how not to become entangled in barbed wire and to lie down when under fire. She learned to run for a bunker upon hearing the cry, “incoming!”
wLJa1 TIL that people used to commonly dream in black and white prior to the advent of color televisions.
XLKj TIL that the term “devil’s advocate” was originally the church official appointed to argue against a candidate for sainthood
e0Jok TIL: The Queen of England always carries one of her two hundred purses on outings, and the way she holds them has a very specific meaning. For example, if she’s at dinner and places it on the table, that means she wants to end the event in the next five minutes.