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TIL that, at one point, being randomly drugged with LSD was considered an “occupational hazard” while working in the CIA.

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nnXb TIL in Finland most fines are tied to the income of the offender to ensure that both they can afford it, and that it will adequately hurt. One Nokia executive was hit with a $103,600 ticket for driving 15kph over the limit believed to be the most expensive speeding ticket ever.
m1K0x TIL in 1950 only 9 percent of American households had a television set, but by 1960 the figure had reached 90 percent.
ZpVED TIL that while 'Beat It' by Michael Jackson peaked at #3 in Australia, 'Eat It' by Weird Al Yankovic peaked at #1
6ABX TIL: A strongman named John Holtum demonstrated his strength by putting a full cannon on stage and catching the 50-lb cannonballs it fired directly at his chest. The first time he tried, he lost two fingers, but wasn’t injured after that.
ADj9n TIL that despite having a population of just 650,000, Memphis, Tennessee has the world's largest cargo airport, shipping more tonnes of cargo per year than Los Angeles and Dubai combined