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TIL 1/10th of the American workforce struggles with addiction.

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dA5Z TIL Peter Ostrum, Charlie from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, never acted in another movie after that and is now a veterinarian.
vPBb7 TIL about the "Hatpin Panic" of the early 1900s, during which some states (and other regions) started regulating the length of hatpins worn in public
XE07E TIL a South African political party formed in 2008 under the name "The National Party". This just happens to be the same name as the party famous for establishing Apartheid in South Africa. The party claims to have no relation to the original National Party of Apartheid.
oEkY TIL in 1976 a Soviet pilot defected to Japan with one of their most advanced jet, a MiG-25P. They returned it after learning all its secrets with a $40k bill asking for the shipping fare and repair for the damage it caused to the runway.
4k8VX TIL about an Ultra-rare baby ghost shark sighted in New Zealand that is the first creature I'm aware of that can be legitimately called a dickhead, given that's where it's penis is located.