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TIL that Scotland has the highest rate of cocaine use in the world

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KOG7B TIL - the word 'cult' and 'cultist' were originally used to describe a 'faith healer'.
j69xQ TIL America and France fought an undeclared naval “Quasi-War” from 1798-1801, during which the Logan Act was passed into law, prohibiting diplomatic negotiations between a foreign power and private American citizens.
Z8Aav TIL that the in 1989 protestors in china were killed by their government in order to be silenced. Tiananmen Square massacre.
KOrwa TIL that Premier Daniel Johnson Sr. of Quebec had two sons that also each became the premier of Quebec. All three of them were members of different political parties.
78k9P TIL that the The Redbury New York Hotel in Manhattan operated as a women's-only hotel for 95 years. Their clientele included literary women, students, a YWCA manager, painters, advertisers, and accountants. The hotel was sold in 1997 and converted to a co-ed tourist hotel after being "underused."