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TIL there have been over a million medically supervised injections (of recreational drugs) in a single clinic, without a single death.

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aJjA TIL 1.5 million bee hives, delivered from all over America, are required to pollinate the Californian almond orchards.
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XEN5j TIL sharks are 90 million years older than trees
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x6oDo TIL Tim Curry (Rocky Horror Picture Show) voiced Nigel Thornberry in Nickelodeon’s The Wild Thornberries