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TIL Heroin became popular among american soldiers during the Vietnam war because it was easier to take secretly than marijuana.

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MegdW TIL that in the US a check does not need to be written on a bank check. It can be written on anything (including clothing) and legally be cashed as long as it includes the proper information.
Z8aKR TIL that in 1856, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech so captivating that every single reporter forgot to take notes. There is no transcript of the speech in existence and the content could only be guessed at. The speech is known as “Lincoln’s Lost Speech”
69WNW TIL that during World War 2, the Office of Strategic Services (ancestor of the CIA) released an 80-page manual on how to sabotage during everyday live, which was then distributed in occupied countries.
g9VD TIL: Shakespeare is the only author with his own Dewey decimal number; it’s 822.33.
X0oL6 TIL Of a Woman who died during a radio water drinking contest in 2009. Who was trying to win a Nintendo Wii in the "Hold your Wee for a Wii".