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

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E1ZGd TIL the world’s oldest pool of water was found 2 miles down a Canadian mineshaft and dated at ~2 billion years old. By observing the sulphate in the water, researchers were also able to confirm that single-celled organisms had inhabited the pool at some point.
Oo8xe TIL King Pepy II came to the throne aged nine, and ruled until he was 100. It is said he had a great system for avoiding insects: he would cover a slave in honey. Flies swarmed to the slave and left Pepy in peace.
JYa9k TIL that in 1953, a North Korean fighter pilot defected to South Korea with his MiG-15 and was rewarded $100,000 from the United States
eNWE TIL Ant Man made his Marvel debut before Spider-Man, Hulk, Thor and Iron-Man.
0nwp TIL that the pressure in a Jumping Spider’s body makes it explode when studied. Scientists had to invent special micro-tools to finally get a look at their brains.