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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.

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9ZPM TIL in 2010 a joke political party in Reykjavik, Iceland, openly stated they would keep none of their campaign promises. They won 34.7% of the city vote, with their founder (a comedian) becoming mayor.
QNgZ6 TIL the flying squirrel is the most common squirrel in Ohio, but they’re strictly nocturnal so we never see them
ZpMAa TIL Egypt is building a new city as a replacement for Cairo.The city will include a park 6 times bigger than New York's Central Park
woKRE TIL: Stevie Wonder was about to play at Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday concert when his synclavier hard disc went missing. He refused to play, so unknown Tracy Chapman hurried on stage to perform for a 2nd time that day. She sold 2 million albums and Fast Car went Top 10 worldwide after the concert.
noVY TIL that UC Davis researchers devised a test for bomb and drug-sniffing dogs. They put dogs through 144 runs of a clean room with no drugs or explosives. But the dogs indicated on 123 runs, indicating a failure rate of 85% according to the test’s criteria.