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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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j0eM TIL Prince used the heartbeat of his unborn son as part of the percussion in his song Sex in the Summer on the album Emancipation. One month before the album was released his son died of a congenital birth defect shortly after birth.
jr0Q TIL that in or about May of 2013, two Filipino women escaped from a Saudi diplomatic compound in Virginia, alleging enslavement. The compound is owned by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Armed Forces Office and enjoys diplomatic immunity.
nWOo TIL that Ole Miss operates the United States’ only legal marijuana farm, on behalf of the government.
xbbk TIL: North Korea used to buy full-page ads in the New York Times
6EEVY TIL of a U.S. Senate bill passed in 2011 specifically to extend the term of Robert Mueller as FBI director beyond the usual 10 years. It passed 100-0.