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TIL 5 schools in the US still use “midget” as a mascot

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BgVbD TIL that sci fi franchises popular around the world today like Star Wars, Alien, Blade Runner, Mad Max, and even anime like Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Akira are directly inspired by a small French porn comic of the 1970s by the name of Métal Hurlant.
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rRagM TIL one large dose of CBD has been found to greatly reduce the pleasantness of smoking cigarettes
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