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TIL that regular cannabis use in genetically predisposed or at-risk populations, leads to earlier diagnosis of psychosis/schizophrenia

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8awPV TIL: Metallica wanted the government to criminally charge anyone who downloaded their music via Napster and have them pay a $100,000 fine/ per song.
8eEZZ TIL there is no single universally agreed scientific meaning of the word "matter". Scientifically, the term "mass" is well-defined, but "matter" can be defined in several ways.
YEKv TIL it takes 75,000 trees to print a Sunday edition of the New York Times.
dD7GZ TIL that Giacomo Puccini's wife, Elvira, spiked his coffee with bromide to suppress his sexual urges when attractive women came to dinner. It doesn't seem to have worked as he had numerous affairs.
QJLAp TIL the scientist that discovered stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria swallowed the live bacteria and cured himself with antibiotics to prove his hypothesis. Before this, other scientists scoffed at his hypothesis.