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TIL Heroin was a patent by the Bayer Company and Cocaine was a trademark of the Merck Company.

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KYZeQ TIL about a method called the 'Oil Change' that some individuals use to pass drug tests. A sterilized tube is inserted into the urethra to drain urine from the bladder. Subsequently, a syringe is employed to inject clean urine obtained from a donor into the tube, filling the bladder with clean urine
Wkamd TIL the median Xfinity internet subscriber uses 308 GB of data per month (and they have ~30 million subscribers). Depending on the distribution of usage, that could mean 10 Exabytes of data per month!
vP4ar TIL Flamma, one of the most successful gladiators in his time under the Roman Empire, through great skill & bravery was awarded his freedom four times but refused each time & instead chose to remain a gladiator. He fought 34 times, won 21 of them, fought to a draw 9 times, & won reprieve 4 times.
BgwMd TIL that philosopher Moritz Schlick was assassinated by a former student, who claimed Schlick’s anti-metaphysical philosophy had “interfered with his moral restraint”.
WRVd TIL Compared with whites, Blacks had 51% higher and Hispanics had 21% higher obesity rates in the US.