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TIL that despite having a PHD in statistics, Carl Gugasian, the most prolific bank robber in American history AKA the Friday Bank Robber, chose a life of crime because he feared that he would never find a job due to spending 2 years in prison as a teenager for robbing a candy store.

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5YEDp TIL that medical students practice some of the more invasive exams (i.e. rectal, vaginal) on specially trained actors, who guide them through the procedure, as going through real patients from the get-go could damage the confidence of med students
rrXe TIL in 1988, the administrative law judge for the DEA stated: “Nearly all medicines have toxic, potentially lethal effects. But marijuana is not such a substance. There is no record in the extensive medical literature describing a proven, documented cannabis-induced fatality”.
W74G4 TIL the Gulf of Mexico is named after the Aztecs, who referred to themselves as the "Mexica." The name has no direct connection to the modern country of Mexico, which came later.
wOXY TIL that a species of lizard in Australia is currently evolving from laying eggs to live birth.
v1RGj TIL Quebec banned ads for toys and fast food aimed at children under 13, resulting in lowered childhood obesity rates.