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TIL a study was done for which over 200 cigarette smokers were observed for a year as they attempted to kick the habit. 62% relapsed within the first two weeks, and 95% of those who smoked even just one cigarette after trying to quit resumed their previous pattern of smoking.

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neekP TIL the voice of Mickey Mouse played by Wayne Allwine is married to Russi Taylor the voice of Minnie Mouse
xdr7 TIL Sam Kinison was killed when a drunk driver crossed the median and hit Sam’s vehicle head on. According to a friend, he looked unharmed, then began speaking to no one, saying “I don’t want die.” Then, “But why?” And finally, “Okay, okay, okay.”
9jLQ TIL Julia “Butterfly” Hill, on December 10, 1997, ascended 180 feet (55 m) up the redwood tree Luna to stave off Pacific Lumber Co. loggers who were clear-cutting. Hill lived on two 6-by-6-foot (1.8 by 1.8 m) platforms for 738 days until a resolution was reached with the logging company.
joKv TIL that Carl Sagan and the 14th Dalai Lama had a 35 hour communication captured on film.
V6DG TIL when Nestlé declined an offer to watch his film about the exploitation of African children to harvest chocolate, director Miki Mistrati set up a large screen next to their headquarters and played it there.