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TIL that as of 2012 there were 12 states in which doctors wrote more prescriptions for opioids than there were people in the state.

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9JQr TIL that the Colt Peacemaker has been in production for 125 years. The design is older than the first automobile.
x6OGB TIL that the urethra is an organ.
v1Box TIL Humans hear anywhere from 20 to 100 times faster than they see so that everything that they perceive with their ears is coloring every other perception they have, and every conscious thought they have. Sound gets in so fast that it modifies all the other input and sets the stage for it.
p8Lj4 TIL that France has a territorial possession in North America less than 15 miles from the coast of Newfoundland. The island has a population of 5,000+ and is similar to mainland Europe.
awZAL TIL that Disney had planned on making films based on the video games "Mega Man" and "The Sims," but canceled those plans after Assassin's Creed flopped at the box office.