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TIL that the United States consumes 80% of the world’s supply of pain killers. Annually the pain killers kill more Americans than cocaine and heroin combined.

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4Yvw TIL a child’s birthday predicts whether they get prescribed ADHD medications. This is thought to be because the immaturity of younger students in a class is misinterpreted as symptoms of ADHD.
m1LdM TIL that in the Victorian era, many people took photos with their dead relatives
nepld TIL that 20 years before the first woman was democratically elected in 1980 as president of a country (namedly Iceland), stateswoman Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) was elected as prime minister, when she led her party to victory at the 1960 general election.
45ZR TIL that over 23% of South Korean men lost their virginity to a prostitute
7rmnP TIL After the Battle of Blair Mountain (1921) striking miners feared jail and confiscation of their guns, many decided to hide their weapons in the woods before leaving Logan County. Collectors and researchers are still finding weapons and ammunition hidden around the site to this day.