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TIL while traditional 12-step programs only have a 15% long-term success rate, a treatment for alcoholism called "the Sinclair method" has a long term success rate of nearly 80%. TSM involves the use of a drug called Naltrexone to block the endorphins released when drinking.

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4XBDa TIL the whitewashed village of Juzcar, Spain used 4,000 liters of paint to turn the entire village blue for the release of Smurfs (2011). After the movie had been released, residents voted to keep it blue as it had helped increase tourism.
9YOV7 TIL In 2014, Walter Williams was pronounced dead. Paperwork was completed, he was put in a body bag and taken to a funeral home. When he was taken to the embalming room, his legs began to move and the coroner noticed him lightly breathing. He was still alive. Two weeks later he died for real.
0d7Kp TIL The song "Yankee Doodle" was originally sung by the British during the Revolutionary War to mock Americans. "Yankee doodle dandy" meant an uncultured, effeminate, American. When the Americans began winning, they started singing the song themselves to mock the British.
9wMgr TIL mosquito's are unable to fly / feed in wind above 10mph which means if you have a fan outside you can enjoy the outdoors without being bitten! A simple solution which doesn't involve chemicals, sprays etc. Simply having decent wind will ensure you can entertain and most people appreciate a fan.
DQGNg TIL Alice Mitchell & Freda Ward were an affluent teenage lesbian couple in 1890s southern USA. They became tabloid personalities when Mitchell slit the throat of Ward in 1892. Mitchell spent the rest of her life in a psychiatric hospital until her death in 1898.