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TIL South Carolina almost fully legalized and taxed marijuana in 2009.

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grmvy TIL that a vial of insulin costs around $6 to make yet sells for as much as $275 in the United States.
wLNPM TIL The spread of syphilis led to the classic white wig becoming famous among the aristocrats
x6rJ7 TIL that for the United States' 150th birthday in 1926, Poland sent 111 volumes of signatures & greetings to President Coolidge. The signatures were from government officials, representatives of religious social business academic & military institutions, and approximately 5.5 million schoolchildren.
aEyo TIL People with social anxiety disorder tend to have trouble making friends—and to assume the friendships they have are not high quality. The problem with this perception, according to new research, is that their friends don’t necessarily agree.
Kn19 TIL The world’s first smartphone, Simon, was created 15 years before the iPhone