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TIL: Marijuana can cause priapism, a painful erection lasting more than 4 hours.

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X05jP TIL The first case of a DUI was a London Cabbie named George Smith who was swerving all over the place on September 10th, 1897 shortly after midnight. He was fined 20 schillings and told to be more careful next time.
P1kOe TIL the first Ciabatta bread was made in 1982
ekBD TIL a 1995 WHO study that stated “Occasional cocaine use does not typically lead to severe or even minor physical or social problems” was never published because the US threatened to withdraw US funding for all WHO research projects
oVLr TIL that L. Ron Hubbard explicitly said that he considered Scientology a business, and only pursued the “religion angle” for monetary reasons. In his personal correspondence, he called Scientology’s status as a religion “entirely a matter for accountants and solicitors”
j7YX TIL that at over 8 megapascals (1160 psi), it has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear could crush a bowling ball.