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TIL sugar can be more addictive than both cocaine and heroin.

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VMMx8 TIL that Ancient Romans didn't measure time in 60-minute hours. An hour was about 45 minutes in winter and 75 minutes in summer.
y45V TIL Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side, All About Steve) is the only woman to receive an Oscar and a Razzie (for Worst Actress) in the same year. Being a good sport, she collected her Razzie in person and won her Oscar the following night.
epKxb TIL that in the 1930s, the most famous model in the world was a mannequin named Cynthia who was sent dresses from top fashion houses, jewelry from Tiffany and Cartier, and was even invited to the wedding of the Duke of Windsor Edward and Wallis Simpson.
gr9kW TIL Toronto Maple Leafs player Ryan Reaves is the great-great-great grandson of famous old west lawman Bass Reaves
yQEkp TIL the "Serial Stowaway" (Marilyn Hartman) is known for stowing away on 22 commercial airline flights since 2014.