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TIL there is a growing number of people trying to get the word out about the cult like behavior of AA and the damage that is done to people in 12 step programs.

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p8p58 TIL that the Chimney Sweepers Act of 1788 was a British Act of Parliament passed to stop child labor, as boys as young as four were being used as chimney sweeps. The Act raised the minimum age to eight years old.
KNvG TIL that 1 in 10,000 people (0.01%) have their internal organs reversed!
4XY1w TIL that the deepest hole by far is one on the Kola Peninsula in Russia near Murmansk, referred to as the "Kola well." It was drilled for research purposes beginning in 1970. After five years, the Kola well had reached 7km (about 23,000ft).
nWJod TIL Malignant Hyperthermia is a deadly reaction ( temp as high as 109 f ) to general anesthesia. It's inherited and runs in families. It's the reason anesthesiologists always ask you if anyone in the family had a fatal reaction to anesthesia.
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