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TIL Rapper T.I. Has not once, but twice talked suicidal people off the ledge

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VB4ym TIL that after the Bayer pharmaceutical company found new ways to make diacetylmorphine, they marketed it under the trademarked name 'Heroin' and sold over-the-counter as a less addictive version of morphine.
VMXWk TIL a number of Norwegian cities donate Christmas trees to cities all over the UK, as a symbol of gratitude for British help and friendship during WWII.
OavL TIL that ‘Pudding Guy’ David Phillips accumulated 1,253,000 frequent flyer miles in 30 days by finding a loophole in a Healthy Choice Foods company promotion.
l4QK TIL of the My Lai Massacre, where a company of American soldiers killed over 500 civilians of My Lai on March 16, 1968. The incident was covered up for over a year and only one man was convicted.
WAGo TIL of Verkhoyanks, a town in Russia where the average temperature is -45C/-49F. In the middle of a 7 month winter the 1300 residents were attacked by a pack of 400 wolves.