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TIL cocaine addiction treatment is 7 times more effective in reducing cocaine consumption than law enforcement.

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5kmR TIL that to protect the final Harry Potter book from leaking to the public, a 10-million pounds security operation featuring satellite tracking systems and armed security with K-9 units was used. A Scholastic lawyer also physically sat on a copy during flight to prevent any potential loss.
v1Aa4 TIL there was a product sold in the 80's and 90's called the "Electric Worm Getter". It was sold to fishermen for the collection of earthworms for bait. It sent an electric shock through the top layer of soil forcing the worms to surface. It had to be recalled in 1993 after 30 people died using it.
7DNb TIL That prior to Westerners coming to Japan there had been a ban on red meat. The Emperor repealed the ban because he believed it was responsible for the Westerners greater size.
WkK74 TIL that dogs can detect oncoming seizures/epileptic fits by smelling the odour molecules released by the human body before a seizure/fit occurs
VMnw4 TIL: The term Blitzkrieg was mostly adopted by western journalists and never used by the Wehrmacht as an official military term. Hitler called it 'A completely idiotic word' and some senior officers even disputed the idea that it was a military concept.