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TIL in the UK black people on average use less drugs than white people, but are 6 times more likely to be stopped and searched for drugs.

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KYBR4 TIL there is currently a worldwide shortage of black pepper and the price-per-ton has almost tripled since January 2023.
awkQL TIL that Bose, the audio equipment company was founded by Amar Bose, an MIT engineering professor who bought a high-end stereo speaker system in 1956 and was disappointed of its sound quality. Despite owning Bose, he remained as a professor. He donated most of Bose shares to MIT as non-voting.
KO6L4 TIL the inventor of the labradoodle deeply regrets his actions.
aLb9 TIL It costs $100 to send Mark Zuckerberg a Facebook message
py4e TIL that there is evidence to support that Ancient Egypt had proctologists and their term for the position literally translates to “shepherd of the anus”.