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TIL The Netherlands was the market leader in producing cocaine with 20% of global production in the early 20th century

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oBxpW TIL Elijah Wood spoke of an organized child sex abuse in Hollywood (before the Weinstein and #MeToo incidents)
GYVE1 TIL of slope point, the southernmost point of new Zealand. The wind in this area is so strong that trees grow almost sideways.
4XOOR TIL about Hiroshima survivors Reverend Tanimoto and Dr. Sasaki. Tanimoto ran for 7 miles through Hiroshima helping people, and then rowed them across the river to safety. Sasaki was one of 6 doctors who treated the 10,000 patients swarming the Red Cross Hospital. He slept for 1 hour in 3 days.
BrLML TIL that the infamous Heaven's Gate cult supported themselves by doubling as a moderately successful web design firm. Their clients included the San Diego Polo club and a Christian music store.
K0XR TIL Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush both vetoed bills that would reinstate the ‘Fairness Doctrine’ which required media outlets to both present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was honest, equitable and balanced