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Today I learned that you shouldn't put rubbing alcohol on a wound. All those screams of pain were for nothing!

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pYEMG TIL that recent studies in the United States have shown that currently, fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) ranges from six to nine cases per 1000. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) range from 24 to 48 cases per 1000.
nWJr9 TIL 26 children and a bus driver were kidnapped and held for ransom in an underground trailer in California in 1976
N7kPN TIL You are more likely to die by a meteor crushing you than you are to win the lottery. Think about that.
6jD7 TIL that in 1974, the Cleveland Indians (a Major League Baseball Team), hosted a “Ten Cent Beer Night”, without a limit to the number of purchases. A beer-fueled riot in the ninth inning forced the game to be forfeited, and victory given to the visiting team, the Texas Rangers.
QNGDM TIL: In 1998, elementary students in Aurora, Colorado started buying slaves in Sudan to free them, this gained global attention with schools in other countries starting slave buyback programs until it became clear that the money was just helping slavery grow