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TIL that “A Scanner Darkly” was the first novel Philip K Dick wrote without the help of amphetamines.

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A8do TIL 34% of black males in Alabama have permanently lost their right to vote due to prior convictions
9YoDr TIL Many of the coupons featured on TLC’s “Extreme Couponing” were fraudulent.
R5bVl TIL that exposure to UV light increases sex drive
dNA7 TIL The real Grizzly Adams caught a one-year-old brown bear, and taught her to follow him and carry a pack and then to pull a loaded sled. She even cuddled up near Adams to keep him warm in freezing conditions. Eventually, the bear – named Lady Washington – allowed Adams to ride on her back.
vPB6L TIL there is no scientific evidence that white people originated in the Caucasus, as the term “Caucasian” suggests. Rather, the term was created because Noah’s Ark allegedly settled there, and therefore the first humans were supposedly white.