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TIL Portugal has reduced drug related problems by making it a public health concern, rather than a criminal offense

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KNB6 TIL"The Christ myth theory" is the theory that Jesus never existed; if he did, he had virtually nothing to do with the founding of Christianity. Central arguments is; the NT has no historical value, no non-Christian references to Jesus from the 1st century exists, and Christianity had mythical roots
e0dK6 TIL of the scrapped animated spin-off of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The show would have followed fictional winners of the show who communicated with a fictional host based in the 'Millionaire Command Center'
eNBL TIL that Alexander Turner, father of American poet Daisy Turner, was a slave who escaped from his Virginia plantation during the Civil War, joined the Union Army, and guided his regiment back to the plantation where he killed his former overseer
KOD7E TIL A Brazilian actor playing Judas accidentally hanged himself in a stage production of The Passion of The Christ. He was strangled by his safety harness during Judas' suicide scene, and hung for 4 minutes before anyone realised something had gone wrong.
WyXN TIL there is a bright pink millipede that is able to ‘shoot’ cyanide.