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

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vPglx TIL of the 1855 Toronto Circus Riot, which began when clowns from S.B. Howes’ Star Troupe Menagerie & Circus brawled with local firefighters in a brothel. The next night, firemen, their allies, and even police destroyed the circus. No arrests were made due to political ties.
8bY8 TIL for Superman (1978), Christopher Reeve refused to wear fake muscles under the suit and took an intense two-month training regimen supervised by David Prowse who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films.
P118n TIL: Gastroliths are rocks swallowed by some animals that remain in the digestion track to aid in digestion
KprJ TIL that FDR prepared a speech for Jefferson Day on April 13, 1945 - the day after he died. His final words were to be: “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.”
VMa7m TIL Reading Rainbow was canceled after funding shifted towards shows that taught children how to read rather than why to read. “Reading Rainbow encouraged kids to pick up a book and read.”