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TIL US taxpayers fund the overwhelming majority of addiction research in the world.

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vPwNB TIL that Meikayla Moore, a professional footballer who plays as a defender for the New Zealand national team, scored a hat-trick of own goals in a match against the United States in 2022. The United States coach commented that "she's incredible and ... her positioning was very [good]".
ne9RB TIL the earliest known sources of uranium were in Naples, Italy & Jáchymov, Czech Republic. Uranium is 40 times more abundant in the Earth's crust than silver. 1 KG of uranium-235 can produce as much energy as 1.5 million KG of coal.
PYR0g TIL that a school in Massachusetts has been condemned for torture by the UN
WpvX TIL Ridley Scott was set to direct I Am Legend with Arnold Schwarzenegger as the lead, a dialogue free opening hour and an ending in line with Matheson’s original.
LkOGp TIL of Katsuma Dan, a Japanese marine biologist who studied in the US before WW2 and who saved his marine lab with a note to advancing American forces asking to preserve his scientific work. (note in comments)