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TIL Al Capone, set up an empty storefront with a bookshelf, a broken piano and old tables & chairs to look like an antique store. With advice from a friend, Capone learned to carry himself with the air of a legitimate businessman. Capone printed cards that read: Second Hand Furniture Dealer.

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pYZJe TIL Morphine is named after Morpheus, the Greek god associated with sleep, dreams and nightmares
PlRw TIL that Portugal decriminalized all drugs - not just pot, 12 years ago. Drug use has dropped by over 70%, and today many view drug users in the community more favorably then cigarette smokers.
gGGW TIL Lee Fierro, who played the mother of Alex Kintner in Jaws, walked into a restaurant that sold an “Alex Kintner sandwich.” The owner ran out to meet her, and he was none other than Jeffrey Voorhees, who played her son. They had not seen each other since the original movie shoot.
78R5P TIL: King Charles III and the British Royal Family own 6.6 Billion Acres of land equivalent to one-sixth of the surface of the earth. Locations include London, rural Britain, and more than 90% of the land in Canada.
QJLae TIL of Dr. Mary Walker, an abolitionist, suffragist, surgeon, and the only female Medal of Honor recipient. She advocated for women to wear what they wanted. She’d often get arrested for wearing men's clothes, though she insisted "I don't wear men's clothes, I wear my own clothes."