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TIL that individuals who have even one psychotic episode after cannabis use have a 47% higher chance of developing schizophrenia or bipolar disorder

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w0X8 TIL OK Soda was a soft drink by The Coca-Cola Company made in 1993, that used unusual advertising tactics such as negative publicity. The drink’s slogan was “Things are going to be OK.” The drink didn’t do so OK and was discontinued in 1995.
X01JR TIL that it can take up to a week to scan a 90 minute film negative in 4K resolution.
wkxP TIL As a struggling young writer, Harper Lee once got a year’s wages as a gift from a friend with a note, “You have a year off from your job to write whatever you please. Merry Christmas.” She wrote To Kill A Mockingbird.
0d8QL TIL there is a (tongue-in-cheek) secret society called The Sons of Lee Marvin. It consists of people who bear a resemblance to the actor, so that they could plausibly be his sons. Actual or rumored members include Jim Jarmush (founder), Tom Waits, John Lurie, Iggy Pop, Neil Young & Josh Brolin.
4bj5 TIL about the 1918 public lynching of Mary Turner. Turner (8 months pregnant) was hung upside down and set on fire. While still alive, her abdomen was cut open, causing her child to fall to the ground where she watched the lynch mob stomp him to death.