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TIL The Shanghai heroin trade in the 1920s was dominated by two men. One was Chief of Police, the other was head of the government Anti-Opium Board.

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kdgE TIL that second Viking Earl of Orkney, Sigurd Eysteinsson, was killed by the severed head of one his enemies. The head was strapped to Sigurd’s saddle, and as Sigurd rode, the head’s teeth grazed against Sigurd’s leg. The wound became infected and Sigurd died.
5Y01k TIL that a research by Harvard scientist suggested that the earth can sustain a maximum population of 10 billion. As of 2020, we are at est 7.8 Billion, almost close to 80% capacity!
XEXY6 TIL that Coca-Cola used to literally, unironically contain cocaine to round off its other main ingredient, caffeine.
rOVe TIL Comedian Drew Carey served 8 years in the Marine Corps where he would tell jokes to his fellow marines jumpstarting his comedy career.
bdbj TIL a think tank at Oxford University believes that the prison industry may begin exploring psychoactive drugs that elongate the perception of time, either reducing actual incarceration times or making sentences for heinous crimes feel like an eternity.