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TIL that by the 1830s, American alcohol consumption had peaked at an all-time high of 7.1 gallons of absolute alcohol per capita annually--more than three times the current consumption rate of 2.18 gallons (2005).

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78ndP TIL of the word monomania, a term used in 19th century psychiatry to describe a form of partial insanity conceived as single psychological obsession in an otherwise sound mind.
e0OXD TIL the Blue Malayan Coral Snake, native to SE Asia, is venomous and there is no known antivenom if bitten.It has occasionally caused human deaths. It has unusually long venom glands, extending to 25% the length of the body.It grows to about 5 feet and subsists on other snakes, even its own species.
ZpepD TIL the British monarch Edward VII encouraged Nazis to bomb Britain during WWII, as he believed "a severe bombing would make Britain ready for peace"
vPGKD TIL that persistent anal fissures can technically disqualify you from military service
wLxMM TIL Pressure differentials can trap and kill divers underwater