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TIL that, in 2008 “more than 36,000 people died of drug overdoses in the U.S., and more than 20,000 of these overdose deaths were from prescription drugs” according to the CDC.

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v1E8 TIL that in 1985 Philadelphia, The Police used a chopper to drop a self-made bomb on top of a highrise fortified by cultists, fired more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition and shot at cultists trying to escape from the house. The fire they tried to escape, started by the police, destroyed 65 houses.
ANk4n TIL The original version of 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde, which included more explicit references to homosexuality, wasn't published until 2011.
w19J TIL that George Lucas wanted to make a Flash Gordon movie but could not obtain the rights so instead he created Star Wars
geB4 TIL Southwest Airlines once offered a free bottle of booze with the purchase of a full fare ticket and for two months became the largest distributor of premium liquor in the state of Texas
nenYW TIL: A fighter pilot who was rescued in Vietnam never had a chance to thank the helicopter pilot who rescued him. (Or even knew who it was). Years later as a co-pilot for TWA, his flight engineer turned out to be his rescuer.