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TIL that a pharmaceutical drug company used a rap music video to push for higher fentanyl doses and sales

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0w0R1 TIL that videogames have been found to be more effective at battling depression than therapy.
JYvQB TIL that the Australian serial killer, Eric Cooke, was captured by police after he hid a murder weapon in a nearby bush. Police found the weapon and returned it to the same bush tied to fishing line. Police then constructed a hide and waited 17 days until Cooke retrieved the rifle.
d8PBE TIL on April 27, 2011, 360 total tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down in 21 states spanning from Texas to New York and southern Canada, killing 348 in total and making it the largest and deadliest tornado outbreaks recorded.
4k4bw TIL James Salisbury, inventor of the Salisbury steak, was a physician during the American Civil War. He was convinced that vegetables were responsible for heart disease and mental illness, and that Salisbury steak should be eaten three times a day for bodily defense and weight loss.
xVJgb Today I learned that we don't know Plato's real name, Plato was given to him by his wrestling coach and means 'broad shoulders'