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TIL drug cartels started making "multicolored rainbow fentanyl" in response to accidental overdoses

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vPEoD TIL a coin toss determined the name for Portland, Oregon. It was named after the winner’s hometown. If he lost, it would have been named Boston, Oregon, after the other guy’s hometown.
wLrRW TIL that excessive lurking on Facebook can negatively impact people's emotional well being and their satisfaction with life
6EQ7W TIL that in 2009, a 10 year old girl suffering from cancer had a dying wish to watch Pixar's Up. Pixar granted her wish, flew to her home with a DVD of the movie and held a private screening of the film. She died later that night.
JY5Ej TIL that there’s a rival to a black hole; a white hole! Except for sucking up energy it expels it back into the universe!!
Men6K TIL that for people that associate their personality with a brand, that if that brand has negative information come out about it, it hurts the person's self-image as much as if they'd had a personal failure.