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

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mx11M TIL that one the reasons that cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse and Felix The Cat, wear white gloves is because they're based off of black faced minstrel shows that were popular in the 1920's and 30's.
grX54 TIL that smoke from wildfires is composed of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) that interact with UV radiation to create benzene and formaldehyde compounds in the atmosphere, causing a burnt plastic smell.
kJV95 TIL the nursery rhyme "Mary had a little lamb" is based on a real incident in the life of Mary Sawyer. Mary brought her lamb, who followed her everywhere, to school one day. The teacher kicked lamb out, but the lamb waited patiently outside the school for Mary.
4kNZg TIL roughly 30 people in the United States are killed by elevators and escalators each year
7rmRO TIL the reason Washington, D.C. has no skyscrapers is because of the Height of Buildings Act passed in 1899 in response to the construction of the city's tallest building, the Cairo Hotel in 1894