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TIL DARE programs have been found to have no effect on drug use

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XXv8 TIL the college student who created the iconic Nike “Swoosh” was originally only paid $35 for it
xV71w TIL that despite having a reputation for deadly wildlife there has only been one confirmed death by spider bite in Australia since 1979
ne6Lr TIL that in the case of ‘Mattel vs. Aqua’ over their song ‘Barbie Girl’, a judge who dismissed the suit said “The parties are advised to chill” in his ruling.
GYNdj TIL Rosemary Kennedy was developmentally disabled and lashed out regularly. She was given a lobotomy and asked to sing 'God Bless America'. They continued cutting away deeper into her brain until her singing became incoherent, then stopped.
LVmQ TIL Jason Statham was an Olympic diver on the British national diving team and finished 12th in the World Championships in 1992.