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TIL: The reason people in Florida are always in the news is because their Police records are public.

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WbJ4 TIL that an early Chinese surgeon named Hua Tuo used Cannabis mixed with wine as an anaesthetic. As a result the Chinese term for “anesthesia” (mázui 麻醉) literally means “cannabis intoxication”.
4kKNJ TIL when Amtrak launched its high-speed Acela line in 2000, only about 37 percent of people traveling between New York and Washington made the trip but it grew to 83 percent by 2021
nWE9d TIL that the 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
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nWw0G TIL that for Final Fantasy X, the voice acted English dialogue had the match the length of the Japanese dialogue. If the timing didn't match, the game would crash