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TIL that liquid breathing (such as in the movie abyss) is true and can be used when diving or as a type of medical treatment

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7MM7 TIL cocaine addiction treatment is 7 times more effective in reducing cocaine consumption than law enforcement.
R7r57 TIL of Janet Cooke, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1981 for the story of a heroin-addicted four-year old. It was later discovered that the entire story was fabricated, and the award was rescinded.
9l9G TIL that a man was awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal for kicking a would-be suicide bomber in the balls during the 2007 terrorist attack on Glasgow Airport
KNZ4 TIL that Benjamin Franklin was not trusted to draft the Declaration of Independence for fear that he might conceal a joke in it.
VBQMD TIL that in 2004, then-Prince Charles endorsed a controversial cancer treatment that discourages the use of chemotherapy, in favor of patients instead taking 13 fruit juices daily, weekly injections of vitamins, and coffee enemas