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MrQ8 TIL A guy from a Canadian island has sent over 4,000 messages in a bottle and received a response from 3,100 people all over the world
KN6R TIL the United States consumes over 84% of the world’s oxycodone supply, and 99% of its hydrocodone supply (opioid painkillers)
GY0PG TIL the original script for the Groundhog Day movie indicated that the main character went through his same-day time loop for 10,000 years
R7ZY1 TIL the USSR tried to blackmail a gay US journalist with photos of him having sex with a Soviet spy, but he refused to cooperate and reported the incident to the CIA. When the Soviets sent the photos to prominent journalists, they all refused to out him.
ljB1 TIL while filming “Blues Brothers,” John Belushi disappeared from the set. Dan Ackroyd went door to door looking for him. A homeowner told him, “Oh, you mean Belushi? He came in here an hour ago and raided my fridge. He’s asleep on my couch.”