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TIL Oliver Stone admitted to being on ecstasy during a 1997 celebrity episode of Jeopardy! He won the game (and $15,000 for charity), and credits the drug with increasing his response time on the buzzer.

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X0vK8 TIL In 1987, genetic fingerprinting (DNA profiling) was used in a US criminal court for the first time. The convicted criminal served twenty-two years in prison.
E1dK0 TIL that pharaoh Tutankhamun was buried with a dagger from space. The dagger was forged from meteorite, proving early metal - working in egypt.
loOYK TIL in 1988 the final history exams for more than 53 million Soviet schoolchildren were cancelled because much of the history they had been taught were lies.
RZl6 TIL that the USA is ranked 4th for average (mean) wealth per adult at $348,000. But it is ranked 10th for median wealth, at $53,000. (page 10)
gmAL TIL Nestle has sold over 200 flavors of Kit Kat to Japan, including soy sauce, creme brulee, green tea, and banana.