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TIL that after the arrest of two men, it is estimated that the worldwide availability of LSD dropped by 90%

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rQ5M TIL in 2015 a French court renamed a baby after the judge ruled that the parents’ decision to the name the child “Nutella” was not in the child’s best interest
VBQkQ TIL: The Romans had curse tablets, which were used to ask gods, spirits, or the deceased to curse a person or object. They were placed in graves, pools, wells, temples, or in homes of their target. There are also erotic curses, which were used by both men and women.
epy0E TIL That without 'Ice, Ice, Baby' there would be no Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg. Suge Knight extorted $4 million dollars from Vanilla Ice and started Death Row records, releasing debut albums 'The Chronic' and 'Doggystyle'
9wZlM TIL Inge Lehmann, who discovered that the centre of the Earth is solid, is also one of the longest lived scientists in history, living to 104 years of age and wrote her last scientific article at 99
j8eE TIL As of 2012, the U.S. had the world’s largest prison population, with over 2.3 million people in prisons or jails, meaning 1 in every 100 American adults are in prison. That same year, it was reported that the U.S. government spent an estimated $37 billion to maintain these prisons.