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TIL marijuana use is common among the North Korean workers. A freelance writer documents buying big bags of weed for £0.50.

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yVl7p TIL about the flesh-rotting “zombie” drug xylazine, a powerful tranquilliser normally used by veterinarians on large animals which recently made its way onto the global illicit drug market.
Z8Al4 TIL that the 'Turn-about Ranch', a camp that is frequently recommended by Dr Phil to troubled children, has cases of children being severely abused and humiliated.
JYL7B TIL the Mughal Emperors of India kept over 1,000 tamed cheetahs for use in hunting. Because cheetahs do not breed in captivity this caused their extinction in India.
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