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TIL there is a secular alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous known as SMART recovery that is based more on Contemporary therapeutic techniques.

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OKYX TIL that American soldiers used the ace of spaces as a terror weapon in the Vietnam War. They would leave the card on the bodies of killed Vietnamese and would litter the forested grounds with the card. The card was used so much that Bicycle was asked to produce crates full of this one card.
x6Nb1 TIL Al Capone contracted syphilis when he was 20, which is thought to have contributed to his fatal heart attack at 48.
bB94 TIL that convicted murderer Jack Abbot wrote Norman Mailer about his experiences behind bars. Impressed with his writing, Mailer helped get Abbot’s book published and spearheaded Abbot’s successful parole in 1980. 6 weeks after being released, Abbot stabbed another man to death in New York City.
xV6Bg TIL that there is a brand of background music that is played stores called Muzak
N7K8Q TIL The song "Blame Canada" in The South Park movie, was nominated for an Academy Award for best original song. Unfortunately the song lost to Phil Collins' "you'll be in my heart" from the movie Tarzan.