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TIL a Columbine survivor and author who sued and won against big pharmaceuticals for their part in the massacre has been unlawfully locked up in a mental hospital and drugged with the same substances he spoke out against

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MeWY8 TIL that “lead” pencils have never actually contained lead, but the Romans used lead as a writing tool.
rNK7y TIL the Mitsubishi Group, along with its subsidiaries across the globe, possesses assets worth over $10 trillion and an annual revenue of more than $1 trillion, making it the world's largest conglomerate.
wLLE TIL MJ was a fan of Weird Al’s, but specifically requested he not parody “Black or White” because he felt the message was too important.
QNvkd TIL that while the Selective Service System only requires men between the ages of 18-25 to register for a possible draft, US federal law considers all able-bodied men between the ages of 17-44 as part of the militia, meaning all men in that age range can be conscripted.
m1pEE TIL the Oktoberfest has had a mobile CT scanner at it's medical center since 2022 to distinguish between patients having TBIs and just being drunk