› added 2 years ago

145

TIL an estimated 10% of the population of Seychelles is addicted to heroin

Read more bbc.co.uk

via reddit.com

rAYM TIL that Jim Varney, of “Ernest” fame, was actually a trained Shakespearean actor, and used the Ernest movies as a way to fund that love.
Merb TIL for centuries there was a class of slave-soldier called the Mamluks. They were so powerful, free men would sell themselves into slavery hoping to join them. Also, they were wiped out in a purge not unlike the Jedi.
pdY4 TIL 7 American tobacco CEOs testified under oath that nicotine is not addictive in 1994.
W7yxX TIL the University of Bologna is considered to be the oldest university in the Western Hemisphere
OoNYg TIL Weight Loss Happens on The Exhale