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TIL that D.A.R.E. programs actually caused an increase in drug usage amongst students in its programs

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rRMXw TIL a 1974 Portuguese military coup began with a "secret signal". The signal was a song being played during a televised music competition.
1aDNV TIL that birds in general and crows (because they’re black to us) have something called Ultraviolet Vision that makes them colorful to each other
xVZG7 Today I learned that Elvis had blonde hair as a child, then he dyed it black as a teenager.
loW95 TIL Mexico is the only country other than China that owns Giant Pandas
x6XMo TIL Paul Donald Wight II, AKA The Big Show, has made an estimated 34 heel/face turns as a professional wrestler. Wight was happy he could play both roles well and always be avaliable to lose to younger talents.