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TIL the USA is the drug overdose capital of the world by per capita population

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xVoZ7 TIL that in 2013, after more than 20 years of soda being America's number one beverage, water has taken over as Americans' favorite drink.
LkYmr TIL that the first use of an external defibrillator on a human was in 1947 by Claude Beck. The portable version of the defibrillator was invented in the mid-1960s. This machine was a revolutionary idea that has saved hundreds of thousands of lives.
OoQV1 TIL that Camel milk is the closest you can get to a human mother’s milk and it doesn’t contain beta-lactoglobin - the protein, found in cow’s milk that causes allergic reactions
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vPBEK TIL, the original “Night Of The Living Dead” from 1968, has been in the public domain since its release, due to an editing error in the credits. Because of this, hundreds of VHS/DVD versions of the film exist. Anybody can package and sell it. It’s also commonly in the background of other movies