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[–] citrusface@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Fun fact:

Paracetamol, a pain killer legal in England, is banned in the US while Acetaminophen, a pain killer legal in the US, is banned in England.

Edit: I am in fact, quite wrong. These are the same thing! So I've just learned today.

Paracetamol = Tylenol = Acetaminophen

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 73 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] citrusface@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It wasn't purposeful, I'm just misinformed. Apologies.

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 36 points 1 month ago (1 children)

they say that ignorance is root of all evil, better hit some books before judgement day

(i have much less tolerance for misinfo after 2020, purposeful or not)

[–] citrusface@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't blame you and I appreciate being called out. Thanks for letting me know.

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

Behold: the rare mature and responsible reaction to finding out you were incorrect! An elusive find on the Web 2.0!

[–] Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 month ago

Aluminium, a metal legal in England, is banned in the US while Aluminum, a metal legal in the US, is banned in England

[–] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

Paracetamol is the metric name for acetaminophen