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TIL that in the Seychelles, over 10% of the population are frequent users of heroin, one of the highest rates in the world.

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ADAww TIL of Wilmer McLean, who’s house in Manassas, Virginia was in the 1st battle of Bull Run. He moved to Appomattox, Virginia, but 4 years later Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses S Grant in his living room. His properties had one of the first, and last encounters of the Civil War.
MV47 TIL the BBC now owns the rights to the iconic police box
wo5vP TIL Although people assume that aggressive people are more likely to have rough sex, research shows that novelty-seeking people (people constantly looking for new experiences) are most likely to indulge in rough sex.
VBEyB TIL: the US State Department officially recommends that if you travel to Somalia, you first "Draft a will and designate appropriate insurance beneficiaries", "Be sure to appoint one family member to serve as the point of contact with hostage-takers", "review the Live Piracy Report", etc.
X04l6 TIL the map of a Fly Brain closely matched the architecture used in current AI models