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TIL Blowing into your Nintendo cartridges didn’t actually help, it only damaged them

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rRk84 TIL Prescriptions written for Adderall increased by nearly fivefold from 2002 to 2012, making it easier for people to get the drug from a friend or family member. Compared to that of other drugs, use of Adderall is rarely stigmatized; many people don’t recognize when a loved one has a problem
VB77G TIL Japan’s “proof of parking” rule is a regulation requiring car owners to provide proof of a designated parking space before registering or purchasing a car.
NXnlN TIL Between 1973 and 1980, about 1000 cases of bismuth-related neurotoxicity were reported in France, resulting in a ban on bismuth compounds.
BrPnW TIL in 1963 Italian engineers underestimated the effects of a controlled landslide they’d planned, resulting in a shockwave 2x the intensity of Hiroshima, instantly pulverizing thousands of people & causing a 820ft tsunami to travel down a mountain, turning the town beneath to a “large muddy crater”
5Y5PB TIL that Porphyria, a collection of diseases where symptoms include severe sun sensitivity, prominent canine teeth and peculiar behaviour, is thought to be the basis of the vampire legend