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TIL 84% of Vegetarians and Vegans in the U.S. Return to Meat

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pDZ4 TIL that the United States and New Zealand are the only countries on earth which allow pharmaceutical companies to advertise to the public.
Lk1np TIL in 1985 the Pittsburgh Pirates’ mascot acted as a middleman between cocaine dealers and the Pirates’ players. He delivered the coke to the stadium and completed the deals with players there. He also frequently was high while dressed as The Pittsburgh parrot during the game.
9YLBG TIL the Virgin Mary is mentioned more times in the Quran than in the entirety of the Bible.
Eg7b0 TIL that the only survivor of the 1961 Bluebelle murders was an 11-year-old girl who drifted for 82 hours without food or water before being rescued.
WB09 TIL in 2004 a 15 year old girl was bit by a bat she picked up. After showing signs of rabies a month later, doctors devised a last ditch experimental treatment that cured her. She is the first known person to have survived after showing rabies symptoms