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TIL that the opposite of exorcism is adorcism: the practice of inviting positive spirits into places or people.

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69vvX TIL India has a law that grants patents for existing drugs if the current drug is too expensive.
7757 TIL The Texas Dept. of Transporttion (TxDOT) buys and sows about 30,000 pounds of wildflower seed (including Bluebonnet) each year. The peak wildflower blooming season draws tourists from all across the nation to see the colorful blooms each spring.
9YmmG TIL An estimated 26% of Americans ages 18 and older -- about 1 in 4 adults -- suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.
N7ZJ1 TIL The Phoenix Zoo and the Fauna and Flora Preservation Society of London (now Fauna and Flora International), with financial help from the World Wildlife Fund, are credited with saving the Arabian oryx from extinction.Starting with 9 animals and now estimated more than 8,000 Arabian oryx's.
VMDD4 TIL during World War 2's "Battle for Britain" the British Home Guard were so under equipped that many volunteers received neither weapons or uniforms, with many improvising shotguns and explosives