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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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e0E4L TIL that Atlantic brants are medium-sized marine geese that can be seen in inshore waters along the U.S. east coast from Maine to Georgia as well as in parts of Europe. Also called brent geese or pale-bellied brants, they mainly eat eel grass, sea lettuce and seaweed in shallow tidal estuaries.
pXLN TIL a man fired blanks at Queen Elizabeth II, said he did it for fame, showed no mental issues, spent three years in jail, then changed his name and continued on with his life at age 20 once released.
7Pex TIL: Women who are pregnant cannot change a cats litter box because of the risk of Toxoplasmosis; NOT from the litter itself but from the cats urine.
v1YBB TIL that babies under the age of 1 year should not eat honey because their gut is not developed enough to stop certain harmful bacteria like Clostridium botulinum from infecting the body
kJgv4 TIL H. G. Wells wrote what is considered the first ruleset for miniature wargames