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TIL that heroin was used as a painkiller for kids

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OoME6 TIL bison is North America's best option for meat because they can't be fenced in. They occupy grasslands and they increase the biodiversity of the land by spreading seeds. The result is a varied grassland that hosts butterflies, pollinating insects, nesting birds and a thriving bison population.
d8LBd TIL Legos last up to 1300 years, clogging up the earth’s oceans. Along with garbage such as plastic bottles and bags, ocean surfaces contain more of these plastic particles than larval fish. In commercial fishing seas, fishing nets collect over 10,000 pieces of plastic in an average 5 minute tow.
b9pYp TIL Freddie Mercury ended a potential collab with Michael Jackson because he felt uncomfortable with Jackson's pet llama in the studio.
X04Vk TIL the United States Used Gas Chambers as a Form of Execution Up Until the 1990s
gr5oD TIL there was a second attack on Pearl Harbor in March of 1942