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TIL Rollercoasters can cure kidney stones by "literally rattling the stone loose."

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X6vj TIL that the British government’s advisor on illegal drugs was fired in 2009 after arguing that ecstasy and LSD were less dangerous than alcohol and tobacco.
e6XJ TIL that the peak federal minimum wage in the US in 1968 and would be worth about $10.70 in today’s dollars. The current US minimum wage is $7.25.
LkmM0 TIL In 1980, SEAL Team Six was formed and numbered right after SEAL Team Two to make Russian analysts believe there 3 more teams and overestimate US special forces.
NXOnb TIL only one Navy ship in active duty have sank an enemy ship: USS Constitution. (also the oldest active Navy ship)
16ogd TIL that Spain had a theocratic guardianship system akin to Saudi Arabia's until 1985, granting men near-total control over their wives and daughters. Women needed their guardian's consent to open a bank account, work, or drive, and men could legally kill their female partners for extramarital sex.