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TIL that Carrie Fisher regularly got high on cocaine on set of The Empire Strikes Back, it got so bad that even John Belushi told her she had a problem.

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DQPde TIL in 1997 a Gorilla helped apprehend a criminal in the Johannesburg Zoo.
voOD TIL in 2006 FBI warned of KKK members in the police force
R7pxa TIL of "begpackers", mainly white young travelers who beg or sell cheap trinkets on Asian streets to live on.
Meljb TIL in 2014 and 2019 an environmental group, the Center for Biological Diversity, wanted to introduce grizzly bears into Arizona, including Grand Canyon. The reintroduction of grizzly bears to the greater Southwest would’ve helped control prey population and sustain the health of deer and elk herds.
ND01 TIL that In 2015 a Chinese woman who was missing for a decade and presumed dead was found living in an internet cafe playing games for 10 years.