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TIL Oxycontin is more addictive because the withdrawal symptoms are so bad.

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5Y00B TIL a "Karen" is actually a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
EgZdV TIL of the incredible variety of Indigenous Cultures and Languages in Central America, with Mexico alone having over 60 officially recognised languages and cultures, with a range of genetic diversity between the different groups greater than that between Western Europeans and S.E. Asians.
wD1Y TIL Russia has 44 “closed cities” where no foreign visitors are allowed. About 1.5 million people live in such cities.
X0rOk TIL "November Rain" by Guns N' Roses was the longest song ever to reach the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 until November 2021, when surpassed by Taylor Swift's extended rerecording of "All Too Well".
JYpN8 TIL Early ancestors of Whales once walked on land. And that whales (and dolphins, orcas etc) evolved AFTER dinosaurs went extinct.