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TIL prescription drugs kill more people than heroin and cocaine combined.

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R5517 TIL that the Oscar Academy wanted to give Dead Man's Chest an award/nomination for make-up, not digital effects because they were fooled into thinking that Davy Jones was Bill Nighy wearing make-up and rubber tentacles. They had to convince them it was 100% CGI.
1a6Gd TIL Electronic Arts is not even in the top 5 companies in terms of game sales in 2016. The top spot goes to Tencent, a Chinese company that makes casual games for the QQ messaging client. They raked in over twice as much profit as EA last year.
8Nab TIL That Nevada is the only state to have a “None of these Candidates” voting option for Presidential elections.
mpER TIL despite being illegal in most states, marijuana is the United States’ largest cash crop today with a value greater than that of corn and wheat combined.
78YOp TIL According to Haiti's Constitution, all Haitians, regardless of skin color, are to be considered black in the eyes of the law.