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TIL That More than 100,000 babies are born addicted to cocaine each year in the U.S., due to their mothers' use of the drug during pregnancy

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Z8OJR TIL the movie Jaws (1975) is considered the first "summer blockbuster" ever. Up until then, summer was traditionally when the worst movies were dumped into theatres.
l76pN TIL About the strangest named places ive ever seen!
VMgBB TIL Ann Wilson of Heart wrote the song Barracuda after her recording company created a rumor that her sister and her were having an incestuous relationship for publicity. Following a concert, a fan asked how her “lover” was. Enraged, she went directly to her hotel room and began writing the lyrics.
j6wKE TIL The Mongolian army that attacked Baghdad in 1258 (200-800k dead) included Chinese artillery specialists, Persian/Turkic auxiliaries, Franks from Antioch, Armenian/Georgian allies, and Christian Han Chinese generals. They also defeated the Assassins and killed their Grandmaster on the way there.
LkKjr TIL of the Citadel of Erbil, a mound continuously inhabited since 5000 BC. In 2007 all inhabiants were temporarily evicted to conduct a restoration project, except for a single family, who was allowed to stay as to not break the continuous habitation record.