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TIL when given the choice between cocaine or artificial sweetener, a majority of rats choose the sweetener (saccharin) even if they already developed a dependence to cocaine

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j6wNQ TIL that the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has by far the largest budget of any US intelligence agency, while having virtually no federal workforce.
jNjeN TIL Back to the Future filming at night would get interrupted because the DeLoreans door began slowly closing on its own. It was found that cold temps at night cause the gas-filled strut in the hinge mechanism to contact. To keep the doors up, special effects would keep the strut warm between shots.
PY6Dn TIL that speakers of the Altaic language family (Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Turkic) all share a common genetic heritage associated with the independent domesticatiom of Millet in the Far East
YppYd TIL: Every lawsuit against Borat (the movie) was dismissed. There were dozens of $100k+ lawsuits
woLl7 TIL In 1958 the French Army invaded Corsica and planned to attack Paris. There was a crisis in Algeria at the time and French generals wanted Charles de Gaulle to return to power to deal with the issue. The invasion of Paris was canceled when parliament invited de Gaulle to be Prime Minister again.