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TIL that research on DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) has largely shown it to be ineffective, and in some cases it has increased the use of drugs at schools.

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G01N TIL during the siege of Stalingrad the commanding officer Friedrich Paulus was promoted to Field Marshal with the expectation he commit suicide rather than surrender. After he surrendered he was heard saying “I have no intention of shooting myself for a Bohemian corporal”. He lived till 1957.
5YGpQ TIL that the world’s longest marathon took about 54 years. Heat stopped Shiso Kanakuri during the 1967 Olympics. Ashamed, he went back to Japan without alerting authorities. Sweden then put him on a missing persons list for over half a century before he was found and given the chance to finish.
b97r7 TIL the only band to turn down touring with David Bowie was the one and only Kraftwerk in 1976.
WoYN TIL Japanese research has concluded that moderate drinking can boost IQ levels.
Wk8DN TIL a woman named Frances Perkins was outside the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory during the fire and saw dozens of people jump to their deaths due to unsafe work conditions. She went on to become the first female Secretary of Labor and founded the Factory Investigating Commission to improve work safety