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TIL the 4th most popular drug in the world is the betel nut, a class 1 carcinogen and stimulating fruit chewed mostly in Asia

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VMd7Q TIL That The Walt Disney Company owns a 16% stake in Vice Media (VICE News parent company)
p8MwZ TIL that George Harrison was sued for $1.6 million for subconsciously copying The Chiffons “He’s So Fine”. This action would cause Harrison to become paranoid when writing songs.
woZjW TIL that Tagalog, the language of the Philippines, contains a large number of loanwords from the indigenous languages of Central and South America. Since the regions were all under Spanish control at some point, the words spread through trade and migration.
eWxg TIL Louis CK gets stoned and watches 3D IMAX movies alone (at 14:00). “It’s my favorite thing in life”
laK5 TIL the mysterious “Umbrella Man” (aka Louie Steven Witt) of the JFK assassination said, “I think if the Guinness Book of World Records had a category for people who were at the wrong place at the wrong time, doing the wrong thing, I would be No. 1 in that position, without even a close runner-up.”