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TIL 30% of Americans don't drink alcohol at all, 60% drink less than 1 drink a week. The top 10% drink ~74 drinks a week.

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J1BDm TIL in order to have a fair cross-section of a community, you cannot volunteer for jury duty.
Em4o TIL that the person who designed Star Wars’ Darth Maul was instructed to make Maul “a vision from your worst nightmare”, and based the original design on an actual nightmare he had. When he presented the design to George Lucas, Lucas shuddered and told him “Give me your second worst nightmare”.
DDDp TIL some men are getting “facial hair implants” because they can’t grow full beards. Plastic surgeons say more men have been getting the surgery in recent years as beards have become trendier.
8aeeG TIL - Rabies causes hydrophobia, where just the thought of drinking water or seeing water, causes intense clench throat spasms, so the victim cannot swallow the frothy saliva forming in their mouth. The foam is infected heavily with the live virus which increases disease transmission through biting.
OdJY TIL the winners of the 2016 Oscars also received a unofficial giftbag which included a sex toy