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TIL Bacon accelerates hangover recovery

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rR5yo TIL that from 1838 until 1976 it was lawful to "exterminate" Mormons in Missouri (Executive Order 44)
xVOb7 TIL that Rob Thomas of Matchbox fame 20 had a rough upbringing and experimented with drugs. During one acid trip he decided to play with dry ice and his hands were burned so badly doctors initially thought they would require amputation.
1aPXX TIL that since 1953, every King of Saudi Arabia has been a son of the first king, Abdulaziz. His oldest son was born in 1900 and the youngest in 1952. He has roughly 1,000 grandchildren.