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TIL for each meth lab discovered in California, about 80 are discovered in Indiana

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WQnN TIL In Denmark you can get two doses a day of lab grade heroin for free from the gov’t. The result of this program lowered crime rates, saving tax payers $16,122 per addict in 2005
WkwYo TIL A penguin species that lived around 37m years ago was nearly 7 foot tall
0wbYv TIL: the Giant Squid sees the world with Eyes the Size of Soccer Balls. They're at least 25 centimetres (10 inches) across, making them the largest eyes on the planet. Even the blue whale – the largest animal that has ever existed – has measly 11-centimetre-wide eyes.
XE1Y6 TIL Texas is the only state with it's own power grid, the Texas Interconnected System, which is therefore not subject to federal interstate regulations
vpkx TIL: the world’s 4th largest lake has dried up to less than 10% its size and is now a giant desert, dotted with shipwrecks.