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TIL that cocaine has more medicinal properties than marijuana, according to the DEA

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Meljb TIL in 2014 and 2019 an environmental group, the Center for Biological Diversity, wanted to introduce grizzly bears into Arizona, including Grand Canyon. The reintroduction of grizzly bears to the greater Southwest would’ve helped control prey population and sustain the health of deer and elk herds.
yVQl TIL Artist Bryan Lewis Saunders once took a different drug every day for several weeks, making a portrait of himself while under the influence of each drug.
OGVLg TIL it's estimated that more than 99 percent of the earth's gold is in its core, enough to cover the entire land surface of the planet to a depth of half a meter.
rNDmw TIL that at the time of Pope Sisinnius' election, he was so weakened by gout that he was unable to feed himself with his hands. His papacy lasted just 20 days, from January 15 until his death on February 4 of 708.
Wk4Y9 TIL that Dolly Parton lost a Dolly lookalike contest. The winner was a man.