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TIL the European Union will ban the sale of all menthol cigarettes in the early 2020s.

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P8Ge TIL that Florida Governor Rick Scott once gave out a sex line phone number instead of a meningitis information line number during a cabinet meeting. This was amidst a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak.
pYn74 TIL that the world's largest frying pan is in Rose Hill, North Carolina, and can cook 365 chickens at once!
LkBp0 TIL 29-yr-old Marine veteran Taylor Winston stole a truck to drive victims of the Las Vegas shooting to the hospital. He and his girlfriend made 2 trips having to pick only the most critically injured 10 - 15 people each time after helping boost others over a fence away from the shooter.
1axr4 Til ancient Mesopotamians had written accounts of solider PTSD dating to the Assyrian dynasty (1300-609 BC). They believed the disorder was caused by the spirits of enemies whom the patient had killed during battle
nelwP TIL In 2000, "Take Me To The River" was used in the popular animatronic singing toy "Big Mouth Billy Bass". According to Teenie Hodges, he made more money in royalties from that version than from any previous versions