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TIL contrary to the belief that cocaine causes weight loss by suppressing appetite, research shows that, on the contrary, cocaine users eat more, but that cocaine directly interferes with metabolic processes related to fat storage, thus promoting weight loss in these individuals.

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R5lrj TIL the Little League removed the bunk beds from their dormitories in Williamsport, Pennsylvania after a player fell from an upper bunk and suffered a serious head injury in 2022. The league was also sued for the player's injury because the bunk beds did not have guard rails.
XEp0P TIL Until 2017, toilets on trains in the UK flushed onto the tracks below
v17R TIL In 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the public display of the word “fuck” is protected under the 1st and 14th Amendments and cannot be made a criminal offense after a young man was arrested for wearing a jacket with “fuck the draft” on it.
7JWL TIL of the most isolated tree, Arbre du Ténéré, was 249 miles from any other tree (and far from other landmarks) yet was still managed to be hit and killed by a drunk truck driver in 1973.
mADR TIL that rumble strips cause an increase in roadkill. During winter, the salt that gets put on the road accumulates in the spaces of the rumble strips. Moose, elk, and deer view this as a convenient salt lick, and get hit by oncoming traffic.