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TIL - Portugal decriminalised drugs and replaced the penalty with therapy

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j6LkR TIL about Iron Mountain a company that operates massive Data centers. They have like 1400 worldwide including underground facilities in former limestone mines which makes them highly secure and energy efficient.
EXPP TIL That a 6 year study of the D.A.R.E. program showed that a “small but significant number” of suburban students were more likely to use drugs after participating in it than those who didn’t.
R077 TIL it’s common in Osaka, Japan to react to fake gun and sword motions
rRZGo TIL after losing the 1996 US presidential election, Bob Dole was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in January 1997. He began his acceptance speech with "I, Robert J. Dole, do solemnly swear... Sorry, wrong speech"
mDWY TIL: The Xoloitzcuintli dog was once believed to ward off evil spirits. Many were sacrificed and buried with their owner upon death, because they were believed to guide their soul to the underworld.