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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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W7JW9 TIL that Isaac Newton proposed a cure for bubonic plague using toad vomit
nev6G TIL that in 1969, Neil Armstrong brought a piece of the Wright Flyer to the Moon in his space suit’s pocket. The Wright Brothers, like Armstrong, were from Ohio. The pieces were part of the propeller and some of the fabric from the wing of the 1903
Aj6a TIL of Rocky Bleier, an NFL football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers who was drafted into the US Army and served in Vietnam. Badly wounded in a leg and foot by a grenade, he needed four years to return to the team’s roster, but became a star and helped the Steelers win four Super Bowls.
NZBN TIL that Condom use are determined more by nature of relationship than partners’ characteristics
R5Kxa TIL the term "three-peat" is a trademark owned by former Lakers head coach Pat Riley. And he receives royalties from merchandising using the term (such as the Chicago Bulls in the 90s)