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TIL it has been estimated that 40-50% of adults in North Korea are addicted to meth.

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D119D TIL that the founders of Starbucks learned the trade from the founder of Pete's, and that he was later critical of them for not roasting to his high standards of quality.
RaXw TIL water was almost banned in Aliso Viejo, California because of the dihydrogen monoxide hoax
xVYXB TIL: In the early 1900s, some American parents started the trend of transporting their children by mail. The first child to be mailed was 8-month-old James Beagle. He was sent a few miles away to his grandmother for 15 cents (insured for 50 dollars). The process was made illegal a few years later.
OG8Ma TIL Miriam Ferguson a Democrat was the first female Governor of Texas.
JOB4 TIL that Sean Schemmel, the voice actor for Goku, passed out in the voicing booth while recording Goku’s transformation to Super Saiyan 4