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TIL that Nokia has been in business since 1865.

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lGGV TIL that while Scientology and Dianetics bemoan any drug or Alcohol use, L. Ron Hubbard drank a bottle of scotch a day, used amphetamines and was addicted to phenobarbital.
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DQXpY TIL In 1965 part of the training to be a Medic in Vietnam included the Dog Lab where they had to shoot a Dog (Patient) with a .22 (in the thigh) and then treat the wound successfully
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