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TIL the United States Supreme Court decided fish are not tangible objects

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kaX7 TIL in Russia many doctors “treat” alcoholism by surgically implanting a small capsule into their patients. The capsules react so severely with alcohol that once the patient touches a single drop, they instantly acquire an excruciating illness of similar intensity to acute heroin withdrawal
6jVX TIL 27% of Canadian university graduates do not have the basic level of literacy traditionally required to function in modern society.
YpaKP TIL Tea is said to have been discovered in 2737 BC by a Chinese emperor when some tea leaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water.
lw1K TIL You are “overdriving your headlights” when you go so fast that your stopping distance is farther than you can see with your headlights.
kOMoW TIL in the UK, A study for disappearances looked at 96 fatal cases, 53% of all male disappearances occur in the months December January and February, with 22% of those cases occurring in December between Christmas and new years eve. And 89% of bodies are found in canals, rivers, lakes or harbours.