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TIL that ‘The Wire’ creator David Simon has said he will make a season six of the series if the US agrees to end the war on drugs.

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dmDK TIL that one day in 1871, Canada was perfectly visible from Rochester, NY. The phenomenon was known as the Rochester Mirage
gjlW TIL of the “Method of Loci”, a memory technique where a person creates an imaginary structure or town within their head, and uses objects within the buildings as representations of real life items and ideas.
YQA7 TIL, the last bearded US president was President Benjamin Harrison, 130 years ago.
oBa4E TIL of a direct correlation between the crease on an earlobe to the prediction of coronary artery disease CAD called the Frank's Sign. The majority of studies find this to be the case but its still not known as to why or if age itself is the predominant factor in developing heart issues.
b6oV4 TIL that Billings, MT has the highest rate of depression in the United States (31% of the population).