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TIL Britain has so much cocaine it is now in the drinking water

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Z86ZR TIL that the commonly cited “unemployment rate” does not include adults who are unable to work or who have given up on finding a job. Accounting for these, 47.2% of the US population is unemployed.
j6y0M TIL there is a semi-secret club in the United States for male aviators. Founded in 1919 it now has 277 "hangers" across the country. Notable members include Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Charles Lindbergh, helicopter designer Igor Sikorsky, WW II Raider Jimmy Doolittle and WW I ace Eddie Rickenbacker.
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wAw1 TIL that letting worms eat your garbage creates worm castings, a substance with 35% increase in phosphorus and magnesium, and 50% more nitrogen than the initial waste. Cuba has been using this for over 25 years as an alternative to agricultural products unavailable to them due to the embargo.