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TIL More Americans now die from painkillers than from heroin and cocaine combined

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kLnE TIL Louis C.K. is the director, writer, and star of his critically acclaimed show “Louie,” which he edits on his own Macbook Pro while his daughters are at school.
BQxL TIL: Certain ticks can transmit a meat allergy to humans which causes the person to develop hives whenever they eat meat
BgN7L TIL that a single Bengal tiger has killed an estimated 436 people in Nepal and India in the late 19th and early 20th century.
RjD7 TIL that original targets of the September 11 attacks were nuclear power plants, but the targets were later altered by al-Qaeda, as it was feared that such an attack “might get out of hand”
Br4yW TIL: The amount of wood that a Woodchuck could chuck if Woodchucks did chuck wood is about 317 kg (700 pounds for you non-metric heathens)