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TIL that drug overdoses killed more Americans in one year than ten years of the Vietnam War.

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oB898 TIL that “The Emperor’s New Groove” initially started out as an epic animated musical set during the Inca empire titled “Kingdom of the Sun” with songs written by Sting. However the project was completely redone after studio executives wanted it to be more funny and less serious.
478J TIL in 1950, the US produced 30% of it’s electricity from renewable sources. Today, it’s 13.5%.
J1LKk TIL that prior to the 25th Amendment, there was no mechanism in the United States Constitution for filling vice presidential vacancies. The US has been without a vice president on 16 occasions for a cumulative 37 years.
vPab8 TIL 2008 financial crisis led to a significant shortage of coins in the United States. The crisis caused many people to hoard their spare change, which reduced the amount of coins in circulation. As a result, the Federal Reserve had to increase its production of coins to meet the demand.
WoMB TIL David Yost, who played Billy the blue Power Ranger, quit the show after frequent harassment from the crew for being gay