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TIL that China is one of the world's biggest producers of methamphetamine and supplies ingredients to Mexican cartels

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0wm5L TIL The Surgeon General of the United States is technically a Vice Admiral and wears a uniform similar to the one used by the US Navy
woJZW TIL that a fake nude photo of an American Congresswoman was debunked by foot fetishists who recognized through extensive experience that the toes in the photo were not the Congresswoman’s
Z8MLv TIL that when Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, some people hid in Herculaneum's boathouses for shelter. When pyroclastic flows reached them, they were hit with a heatwave so intense that it instantly boiled and vaporized their brains, making their skulls explode
Oonng TIL Aussie slang or “strine” is often characterized by making words as short as possible; the story goes it developed by speaking through clenched teeth to avoid blowies (blow flies) from getting into the mouth.
Yp8QG TiL Chinese courts convict more than 99.9% of defendants