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TIL A robber who broke into hair salon was beaten by its black-belt owner and kept as a sex slave for three days… fed only Viagra

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OonA4 TIL that grapefruit has a number of adverse drug interactions, and when eaten with certain drugs, can lead to accidental overdoses
5K0k TIL that studies have show that “9 of 10 American women wear shoes that don’t fit”, and that “more than 80 percent of women said they were willing to give up the health of their feet for trendy footwear”
5Y5b8 TIL that Theo Albrecht, co-founder of the discount store Aldi, negotiated his own ransom when he was kidnapped and held for 17 days; he later won tax relief on the ransom payment claiming it was a business expense.
jXRR TIL marijuana has been legal for home use in Alaska since 1975
KOdXB TIL of “The New Shadow” - a supposed sequel to LOTR that told of the reign of Aragorn’s descendant, men turning back to evil, and a plot to oust the king of Gondor. Tolkien quickly abandoned it after writing only 13 pages.